Chemical Composition: ICP-MS/AAA data from sample, Leaded Bronze:
Cu, 77.24; Sn, 5.71; Pb, 16.83; Zn, 0.029; Fe, 0.04; Ni, 0.03; Ag, 0.06; Sb, 0.07; 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 with brown accretions. The accretions appear old and are likely from burial. Scratches in this layer are from modern cleaning.
The proper left edge around the front to the first joint of the larger toe is a finished cast edge. The rest of the edge is a break where this fragment was torn from the sculpture. Wax application marks at the back were made with a spatula-like tool. The wax applied to the mold almost filled the relief areas, such as the toes, resulting in a bronze thickness of up to 1.2 cm. Other areas are as thin as 2 mm. Numerous spherical nodules (1-2 mm) on the interior are the result of air bubbles in the investment material that was applied to the wax model. There is a partially intact 2 x 3 mm iron core pin at the top of the foot. The toenail details, although slightly crude, appear to have been modeled in the wax model.
Henry Lie (submitted 2001)
