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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1968.92
Title
Toggle
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Work Type
tool/equipment
Date
9th-8th century BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World
Period
Geometric period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/304244

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Copper-tin-antimony alloy
Technique
Cast, lost-wax process
Dimensions
4 x 1.9 x 1 cm (1 9/16 x 3/4 x 3/8 in.)
Technical Details

Chemical Composition: ICP-MS/AAA data from sample, Copper-Tin-Antimony Alloy:
Cu, 90.43; Sn, 6.53; Pb, 0.09; Zn, 0.002; Fe, 0.02; Ni, 0.07; Ag, 0.04; Sb, 2.43; As, 0.37; Bi, less than 0.025; Co, 0.019; Au, less than 0.01; Cd, less than 0.001
J. Riederer

Chemical Composition: XRF data from Tracer
Alloy: Mixed Copper Alloy
Alloying Elements: copper, tin, antimony
Other Elements: lead, iron, nickel, silver, arsenic
K. Eremin, January 2014

Chemical Composition:
Lead Isotope Analysis (Pb, 0.09%):

Pb206/Pb204, 18.85730; Pb207/Pb204, 15.70711; Pb208/Pb204, 39.15501; Pb, 207/Pb206, 0.83295; Pb 208/Pb206, 2.07638; Pb208/Pb207, 2.49282



P. Degryse

Technical Observations: The patina is black and dark green and features brown burial accretions. The surface is well preserved. The toggle is a solid cast, probably from a model made directly in the wax. The incised lines and indentations on the bottom of the loop were made by cold working.


Henry Lie (submitted 2012)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Richard R. Wagner, gift; to the Fogg Museum, 1968.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Richard R. Wagner
Accession Year
1968
Object Number
1968.92
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
The body of the toggle is widest at the center (1 cm in diameter), tapering to dull points at each end (3 mm in diameter). The toggle has a single vertical loop, which is at right angles with the central, raised torus at the center of the toggle’s body.

Subjects and Contexts

  • Ancient Bronzes

Verification Level

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