Chemical Composition: ICP-MS/AAA data from sample, Leaded Bronze:
Cu, 83.03; Sn, 4.97; Pb, 11.47; Zn, 0.243; Fe, 0.17; Ni, 0.02; Ag, 0.04; Sb, 0.05; As, less than 0.10; Bi, less than 0.025; Co, less than 0.005; Au, less than 0.01; Cd, less than 0.001
J. Riederer
Technical Observations: The patina is green with white burial accretions. The burial accretions on the back obscure some details of the cape. The right foot and left hand are lost. The lower left leg is soldered onto the body, but this appears to be an ancient repair. Corrosion products that have grown over the repair on the left leg appear to be consistent with adjacent areas, and earlier analyses of the added foot indicate that it matches the rest of the cast very closely. It is likely that a similar foot from the foundry’s inventory was attached to the statuette when a flaw was found on the left foot.
The statuette is a solid cast. Although there is no evidence to support this, the statuette was probably made using an indirect technique, with additional detail added to the wax model. Elongated and circular punch tools were used in the metal to add cold-worked detail in areas of the hair, hat, eyes, sandals, and pinecone.
Henry Lie (submitted 2001)