Chemical Composition: ICP-MS/AAA data from sample, Bronze:
Cu, 88.34; Sn, 9.7; Pb, 1.49; Zn, 0.005; Fe, 0.08; Ni, 0.03; Ag, 0.02; Sb, 0.12; As, 0.22; Bi, less than 0.025; Co, 0.006; Au, less than 0.01; Cd, less than 0.001
J. Riederer
Chemical Composition: XRF data from Artax 1
Alloy: Bronze
Alloying Elements: copper, tin
Other Elements: lead, iron
K. Eremin, January 2014
Chemical Composition: EMP analysis from sample, Bronze:
Cu, 90.86; Sn, 7.01; Pb, 0.12; Zn, 0.00; Fe, 0.06; Ni, 0.01; Ag, 0.00; Sb, 0.04; As, 0.04
T. Richardson, June 1999
Technical Observations: The patina is red with areas of green and brown burial accretions. The surface is reasonably well preserved. The dendritic structure of the cast has been etched through corrosion and is visible on the surface of the object. Minor casting flaws are visible in the horns and the body.
The soft, freely formed shapes of the metal point to direct work used in forming the wax model. The hollow section extends only to the neck and was designed to accept the whetstone, secured with a pin through holes near the opening. The edges of the irregular holes are rounded and soft and appear to have been made in the model rather than drilled in the metal. One of the holes is larger and more irregular due to a casting flaw. There may be evidence of cold working in the eyes, but most detail appears to have been created in the wax model. The undersides of the forelegs were not modeled identically, and one was flattened in the wax model.
Tracy Richardson and Henry Lie (submitted 1999, updated 2012)
