Chemical Composition: ICP-MS/AAA data from sample, Bronze:
Cu, 92.41; Sn, 6.66; Pb, 0.05; Zn, 0.003; Fe, 0.28; Ni, 0.04; Ag, 0.01; Sb, 0.07; As, 0.47; Bi, less than 0.025; Co, 0.016; 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, arsenic
K. Eremin, January 2014
Chemical Composition: EMP analysis from sample, Bronze:
Cu, 92.11; Sn, 5.90; Pb, 0.03; Zn, 0.00; Fe, 0.24; Ni, 0.02; Ag, 0.01; Sb, 0.05; As, 0.01
T. Richardson, June 1999
Technical Observations: The patina is dark green with spots of red. Brown burial accretions are present. The central securing pin is lost.
As with the other Luristan finials, the irregular and fluid character of the design elements indicates direct work in the wax model. The wax would have been worked over a central cylindrical core, providing an open area for the tube or pin used to secure the finial to a support (see 2005.78.A-C). The condition of the surface makes it impossible to determine if details have been enhanced with cold working. The tails of the ibexes were made by twisting thin rods of wax. The animals on the backs of the ibexes were added separately to the wax models of the ibexes, as were the ibexes’ forelegs.
Henry Lie and Tracy Richardson (submitted 1999, updated 2012)
