A silvered shield grip from the Roman Period
A Technological Study of Its Silver Coating
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5398974 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ewelina A Miśta-Jakubowska, Ewelina Miśta-Jakubowska (0000-0002-0053-8711, National Centre for Nuclear Research, corresponding author), Izabela Fijał-Kirejczyk, R Diduszko (0000-0003-0590-6824, Institute of Electronic Materials Technology), Aneta M Gójska, Aneta Gójska (0000-0002-1550-2180, National Centre for Nuclear Research), Paweł Kalbarczyk (0000-0003-4264-3410, Instytut Chemii i Techniki Jądrowej), J J Milczarek (0000-0002-8228-3184, National Centre for Nuclear Research), Krystian Trela (0000-0002-2668-2009, University of Warsaw), Grzegorz Żabiński (0000-0003-3091-1035, Jan Długosz University) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 3343-3355 |
| Publication date | 2019-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1866-9557 • E-ISSN: 1866-9565 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s12520-018-0761-0 |
| OpenAlex | W2904132899 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 25 |
A unique shield grip decorated with openwork rivet plates was found in a Roman Period cemetery of the Przeworsk culture in Czersk, Central Poland. The artefact underwent specialist analyses with the use of various techniques in order to reveal its silvering technology. Several silvering techniques were considered as the most probable: foil silvering, mercury silvering and silver plating. A number of complementary analytical methods such as laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS), scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive X-ray (SEM-EDX), X-ray diffraction and neutron techniques were used in the examinations. Two silvering technologies were identified: foil silvering and mechanical treatment of silver pieces. On the basis of the specific correlation of maximum contents of silver (Ag), copper (Cu) and tin (Sn) in external layers of the artefact, it was found out that the surface of the openwork plates had been first covered with alloy with a high content of tin and copper as a solder. Then, a thin silver foil was applied onto it. On the other hand, combs of the shield grip were ornamented using non-soldering technology, i.e. hammering and punching
Coating · Composite material · Copper · FOIL method · Metallurgy · Scanning electron microscope · Soldering · Tin · Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis · Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma · Materials Science · X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
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| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |