43271
Accession Number
19155
Title Of Article Chaper
Recherches techniques sur des bronzes de Gaule Romaine, II
Title Of Journal Book
Gallia
Volume
25
Issue
1
Pages
153-158
Collation
Ill.
Language Of Text
French
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
Describes alexandrin , Gallo-Roman, and Gallic bronzes from Gaul. Alexandrin designates a category of objects differentiated from Greek and Roman objects by their exotic or caricatural inspiration and the presence of a small proportion of zinc. The Gallo-Roman bronzes are related to the Celtic religion by their Dispater subject and should be attached to Roman art by esthetic principles. These too possess zinc in low concentrations and, for certain examples, nickel. Gallic bronze technique evolved slightly from the end of the Bronze Age up to the Roman epoch. An appendix gives various interpretations of plumbum argentarium as used by Pliny the Elder in Natural History, XXXIV.
Keywords
Metal, metallurgy; Metal, history; Bronze, alloy; Bronze, history; Bronze, metallurgy; Metal, analysis; Metal, metallography; Bronze, analysis; Bronze, metallography; Bronze, lead; Tin, pewter; Brass, alloy; Metal, working technology; Bronze, technology working; Metal, conservation; Metal, corrosion; Metal, patina; Bronze, conservation; Bronze, corrosion; Bronze, patina; Bronze, gilding ICCROM
pub_id
43271
Title Translation
Technical research on bronzes from Roman Gaul, II