Chemical Composition: ICP-MS/AAA data from sample, Leaded Bronze:
Cu, 90.05; Sn, 6.82; Pb, 2.66; Zn, 0.005; Fe, 0.14; Ni, 0.05; Ag, 0.04; Sb, 0.22; As, less than 0.10; Bi, less than 0.025; Co, 0.01; Au, less than 0.01; Cd, less than 0.001
J. Riederer
Chemical Composition: XRF data from Tracer
Alloy: Leaded Bronze
Alloying Elements: copper, tin, lead
Other Elements: iron, antimony
K. Eremin, January 2014
Technical Observations: The patina is reddish brown. The object is a hollow cast, and remnants of core material are present. Most of the fine incised lines depicting fur appear to have been made in the wax model. There are long striations between the high relief hair on the top of the head. A punch was used on the cast metal inside the ears and at the back of the neck. There are also cold-working marks inside the mouth. The uneven finishing of the eye sockets suggests they originally held inlays that have not survived.
Tracy Richardson (submitted 1999)