35191
Accession Number
26071
Editor
Grimstad, Kirsten
Title Of Article Chaper
Restoration of ancient archaeological granulation jewelry
Title Of Journal Book
ICOM Committee for Conservation, 9th triennial meeting, Dresden, German Democratic Republic, 26-31 August 1990: preprints
Pages
740-744
Collation
17 figs.
Reference Bibliography
5 refs.
Publisher
ICOM Committee for Conservation
Publisher City
Paris
ISBN
0-89236-185-9
Language Of Text
English
Language Of Summary
English
Literature Type
Monograph : Proceedings
Literature Level
Analytic
Meeting
ICOM Committee for Conservation. Meeting
Abstract
As a result of the research conducted, it is established that ancient granulated jewelry is made of silver (Ag) of 90-96% purity and gold (Au) of 75 % purity or higher. All the items under study are affected by intercrystalline corrosion. The solder which fuses the base to the granules is especially subject to destruction. In restoration, the alternative use of mechanical and chemical cleaning, together with heat treatment, make it possible to achieve a comparatively stable crystalline structure of the metal (Ag, Au) and to turn the larger amount of the corrosion compound into silver and copper complementing the composition of the solder which fuses into it. Temperatures of 450°C, 650°C, and 850°C were used. It is defined that while soldering silver, ancient mastercraftsmen used the double alloy of silver-copper and the triple alloy of gold-silver-copper. The technnology of making granulated silver and gold is also presented.
Keywords
restoration;archaeology;jewelry;silver;gold;corrosion;solder; cleaning; heat;metal;copper;granulation;alloy
pub_id
35191