Chemical Composition: XRF data from Tracer
Alloy: Bronze
Alloying Elements: copper, tin
Other Elements: lead, iron, nickel, silver, gold
Comment: The band on the head is inlaid silver.
K. Eremin, January 2014
Technical Observations: The object was created by lost-wax casting, with the larger features pushed in from the reverse of the cast sheet. The thick incised lines for the horse’s mane and bridle, as well as the figure’s facial features, hair, and cloak, were created on the wax model. The thin incisions on the animal pelt were probably also made in the model, as were the circular holes, since some of the circles overlap with raised edges. The figure’s headband is inlaid with silver, and the deep grooves in the horse’s head were probably prepared to receive an inlay.
Tracy Richardson (submitted 1999)