Chemical Composition: ICP-MS/AAA data from sample, Bronze:
Cu, 88.81; Sn, 10.61; Pb, 0.14; Zn, 0.005; Fe, 0.34; Ni, 0.01; Ag, 0.06; Sb, 0.03; As, less than 0.10; Bi, less than 0.025; Co, less than 0.005; Au, less than 0.01; Cd, less than 0.001
J. Riederer
Technical Observations: The patina is green, red, and brown; the heavily corroded surface includes crystalline cuprite. Some fill material and restoration paints are present. One fragment of the cauldron is preserved.
The bull protome was cast by the lost-wax process, and core material is still present inside the hollow cast. The cauldron was probably made by hammering sheet metal. Two rivets are present at the top corners of the protome, binding it to the cauldron fragment.
Carol Snow (submitted 2002)
