Recognizing Renaissance or older bronzes from modern ones
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7472145 |
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| Authors | Shilstein, S Shilstein (Weizmann Institute of Science, corresponding author), Y Feldman (Weizmann Institute of Science), Y Farhi, Shalev (0000-0001-6494-8878, University of Haifa), S SHALEV (Weizmann Institute of Science) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2026-01-01 |
| 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/s12520-025-02377-2 |
| OpenAlex | W7118088149 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 8 |
X-ray diffraction analysis of bronze coins dating from the 1st to the 19th century CE, together with several modern bronze samples of known composition, has revealed that the natural aging of the Pb–Sn solid solution within lead inclusions occurs over a period of approximately 350 years. During this time, the tin concentration in the inclusions decreases from about 3 at% (or higher) to roughly 1 at%. This gradual depletion of tin provides a measurable indicator of the age of leaded bronze artifacts. The finding expands the time range for distinguishing modern replicas and forgeries from genuine historical or Renaissance bronzes—extending beyond the dating capabilities of conventional ^210Pb analysis
Bronze · Bronze Age · Natural (archaeology · Period (music · The Renaissance · Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition · Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis · X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis
| Highly cited | No |
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