38590
Accession Number
36605
Editor
Young, William J.
Title Of Article Chaper
An examination of the arsenic-rich coating on a bronze bull from Horoztepe
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
96-102
Collation
Ills., metallographs, refs.
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
A local white metal plating on a bronze bull from Anatolia, <i>ca. 2100 B. C., was Cu<sub>2</sub>As. The arsenic was evidently applied by some kind of cementation process involving arsenic vapor. This was reproduced in the laboratory. Copper-arsenic metallurgy is discussed.
Keywords
Bronze, analysis; sculpture, bronze; bronze, arsenic; ICCROM
pub_id
38590
Meeting Date
19700615-19700619