Bronze Jewellery from the Early Iron Age urn-field in Mała Kępa. An approach to casting technology

• Autorzy: Garbacz-Klempka A. , Kowalski Ł. , Gackowski J. , Perek-Nowak M.

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DOI

10.1515/afe-2017-0112

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This study characterizes the bronze jewellery recovered from the Lusatian culture urn-field in Mała Kępa (Chełmno land, Poland). Among many common ornaments (e.g. necklaces, rings, pins) the ones giving evidence of a steppe-styled inspiration (nail earrings) were also identified. With the dendritic microstructures revealed, the nail earrings prove the implementing of a lost-wax casting method, whereas some of the castings were further subjected to metalworking. The elemental composition indicates the application of two main types of bronze alloys: Cu-Sn and Cu-Sn-Pb. It has been established that the Lusatian metalworkers were familiar with re-melting the scrap bronze and made themselves capable of roasting the sulphide-rich ores. The collection from Mała Kępa has been described in terms of its structure and composition. The investigations were made by means of the energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (ED-XRF), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) coupled with an energy dispersive X - ray analysis system (EDS) and optical microscopy (OM). In order to fingerprint an alloy profile of the castings with a special emphasis on the nail earrings, the data-set (ED-XRF, EDS) was statistically evaluated using multidimensional analyses (FA, DA).

Słowa kluczowe

EN

bronze jewellery; non-destructive testing; investment casting; X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy; archaeometallurgy; Lusatian culture

PL

biżuteria z brązu; badania nieniszczące; odlewnictwo; spektroskopia rentgenowska; archeometalurgia; kultura łużycka

• Wydawca: Komisja Odlewnictwa Polskiej Akademii Nauk Oddział w Katowicach
• Czasopismo: Archives of Foundry Engineering
• Rocznik: 2017
• Tom: Vol. 17, iss. 3
• Strony: 175--183
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 22 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Garbacz-Klempka A.

• AGH-University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Foundry Engineering, Historical Layers Research Centre Reymonta 23, 30-059 Kraków, Poland

autor

Kowalski Ł.

• Nicolaus Copernicus University, Institute of Archaeology, Szosa Bydgoska 44/48, 87-100 Toruń, Poland

autor

Gackowski J.

• Nicolaus Copernicus University, Institute of Archaeology, Szosa Bydgoska 44/48, 87-100 Toruń, Poland

autor

Perek-Nowak M.

• AGH-University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Non-Ferrous Metals, Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków, Poland

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