Chemical Composition: ICP-MS/AAA data from sample, Leaded Bronze:
Cu, 87.86; Sn, 3.28; Pb, 8.19; Zn, 0.021; Fe, 0.03; Ni, 0.04; Ag, 0.06; Sb, 0.1; As, 0.43; Bi, less than 0.025; Co, less than 0.005; Au, less than 0.01; Cd, less than 0.001
J. Riederer
Chemical Composition: XRF data from Artax 2 and Tracer
Alloy: Leaded Bronze
Alloying Elements: copper, lead, tin
Other Elements: iron, antimony, arsenic
Comments: The inlays are gold and electrum.
K. Eremin, January 2014
Technical Observations: The statuette appears to have been stripped of all corrosion products and colored black with a waxy material. Scrape marks from cleaning are visible at many locations. Corrosion pitting and about one hundred small holes, which are porosity in the casting, have been exposed by the stripping process. The break at the ankles seems to be old, probably dating prior to burial or at least excavation.
The statuette is a solid cast, presumably using the lost-wax process. The poorly preserved surfaces of the eyes reveal that they are cast, with no evidence of inlay. The silver bands and teardrops around the neck and gold band in the face appear to be inlay, which is now raised due to loss of the bronze surface. They are c. 0.01 cm thick in areas where the edges are visible. The inlays have been cleaned completely to bright metal.
Henry Lie (submitted 2001)