37136
Accession Number
33069
Title Of Article Chaper
Foundry techniques used in casting the Horses of San Marco
Title Of Journal Book
The Horses of San Marco, Venice
Pages
178-179
Collation
3 ill.
Publisher
Olivetti
Publisher City
Milan
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Monograph
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
The internal gates support the view that the Horses were cast by an indirect lost-wax technique. Radiography has revealed those areas where the inlets were attached. Gilding, an application of gold leaf with a mercury amalgam, was analyzed by spectroscopy.
Keywords
metal;casting;radiography;lost wax process;gilding;bronze; gold leaf; mercury;spectroscopy;sculpture
pub_id
37136