45006

Accession Number

33328

Author

Oddy, W.A.; La Neice, S.; Curtis, J.E.; Meeks, N.D.

Title Of Article Chaper

Diffusion-bonding as a method of gilding in antiquity

Title Of Journal Book

MASCA journal

Volume

1

Issue

8

Pages

239-241

Language Of Text

English

Literature Type

Serial

Literature Level

Analytic

Abstract

A gilt-silver disc with a bitumen backing, attributed to Iran of the 14-13th centuries B.C., was studied, using scanning electron microscopy with secondary electron, backscaltered electron, and x-ray emission detection. The conclusion was that gilding was done by burnishing on gold leaf followed by a brief period of heating.

Keywords

Gilding, analysis; Gilding, gold leaf; Gilding, mercury; Gilding, technique; Asphalt, bitumen artifact; Electron, microscopy scanning; Gilding, diffusion bonding -- ICCROM

pub_id

45006