Chemical Composition: ICP-MS/AAA data from sample, Bronze:
Cu, 89.36; Sn, 9.56; Pb, 0.6; Zn, 0.004; Fe, 0.06; Ni, 0.08; Ag, 0.05; Sb, 0.15; As, 0.13; Bi, less than 0.025; Co, less than 0.01; Au, less than 0.01; Cd, less than 0.001
J. Riederer
Technical Observations: The patina is well preserved, and portions of the surface are a medium to dark green. The less well-preserved areas are light green. Several small spots of blue are present.
This shaft or pin portion of the fibula is circular in section and was formed by hammering. Its shape gradually tapers in diameter to the pointed tip. Both ends of this fragment are brittle fractures, and there is corrosion over the fractured surfaces. The final 5 mm or so of the tip are lost. About 5% of the surface is well preserved, and these surfaces are very smooth. Fine longitudinal striations are visible under magnification indicating the final finishing was done by scraping or abrading the surface.
A separate, smaller, hammered wire was wrapped tightly around the larger end of the shaft. It extends to the straight portion of the main shaft and then winds back more loosely in the other direction about three revolutions. As with the main shaft, both ends of the wire are fractured. The wire is oval in section, (c. 1 mm in height and 1.5 mm in width). The last two revolutions at the more loosely wrapped end are broken at one location and this segment, although stable, is loose.
Henry Lie (submitted 2015)
