47588
Accession Number
16381
Editor
Bryce, T.; Tate, J.
Title Of Article Chaper
Non-dispersive XRF analyses of Viking silver from Orkney
Title Of Journal Book
The Laboratories of the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland
Volume
2
Pages
105-110
Collation
Fig., refs.
Publisher
National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland
Publisher City
Edinburgh
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
Silver arm-rings taken from two Viking hoards-a rather modest one from Burray and a much richer one from Skaill-were analyzed by x-ray fluorescence spectroscopy. All of the arm-rings were made from alloys of silver, copper, and zinc with traces of lead, gold, and bismuth. The arm-rings from the Burray hoard were found to have a much lower silver content (often less than 55% silver) and higher lead content than those of the Skaill hoard (which were more than 75% silver).
Keywords
Viking;X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy;Silver alloy; Element lead; Silver alloy analysis; Silver Viking X-ray Fluorescence Sp ectroscopy; Spectroscopy X-ray Fluorescence An alysis Silver AATA
pub_id
47588