38586
Accession Number
36601
Editor
Young, William J.
Title Of Article Chaper
Scientific methods in the study of the metallurgy of antiquity at the Louvre
Title Of Journal Book
Application of science in examination of works of art - proceedings of the seminar: June 15-19, 1970, conducted by the research laboratory, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachussetts
Pages
67-72
Collation
Tables.
Publisher
Museum of Fine Arts
Publisher City
Boston
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Monograph
Literature Level
Analytic
Meeting
Application of science in examination of works of art
Meeting City
Boston
Abstract
Spectrographic analyses are reported of a series of 27 Egyptian bronze objects dating from the Old through the New Kingdom, from the Louvre. Examination made preliminary to sampling is described. The earliest objects are copper; New Kingdom objects are mostly bronze, with tin 10% or more; the absence of zinc is characteristic of Egyptian metallurgy; arsenic content varies greatly.
Keywords
Metal, metallurgy; metal, history; ICCROM
pub_id
38586
Meeting Date
19700615-19700619