Chemical Composition: ICP-MS/AAA data from sample, Leaded Bronze:
Cu, 81.04; Sn, 7.78; Pb, 10.34; Zn, 0.05; Fe, 0.04; Ni, 0.16; Ag, 0.11; Sb, 0.03; As, 0.2; Bi, less than 0.025; Co, 0.252; Au, less than 0.01; Cd, less than 0.001
J. Riederer
Technical Observations: The statuette is covered in green patina with spots of black, the latter probably modern sulfides. Deep-seated corrosion is indicative of long-term burial. The side-lock at the head is black in color. As the underlying metal is white, it is probably a silver alloy. The eyebrows, eyelids, and irises are also black and appear to be silver inlay. A black paint accretion at the right breast continues under the break at the arm and is unlikely to be ancient.
The statuette is heavy and appears to be a solid cast using a lost-wax process. The breaks at the left knee and right arm reveal no hollow interior. The separately cast base is hollow with a white core material present. It is closed at the bottom surface. The holes where the missing foot and an attachment once met the base reveal that its wall thickness is approximately 0.15 cm. The proper left hand once held an attachment that was square in section and tapered to the back. Although the condition of the surface makes it difficult to be sure, most of the surface detail appears to have been made in the wax model. The inscription at the front of the base is more crisply defined and may have been incised in the metal.
Henry Lie (submitted 2001)