Chemical Composition: ICP-MS/AAA data from sample, Bronze:
Cu, 93.05; Sn, 6.53; Pb, less than 0.04; Zn, 0.016; Fe, 0.1; Ni, 0.14; Ag, 0.01; Sb, 0.1; As, less than 0.10; Bi, less than 0.025; Co, 0.055; Au, less than 0.01; Cd, less than 0.001
J. Riederer
Technical Observations: The patina is green with brownish burial accretions and translucent brown residues. The tip of one of the ram’s horns is missing. Ultraviolet light reveals bright white fluorescent remains of an adhesive, perhaps from a label, at the center of the bracelet.
The object was cast by the lost-wax process in one piece with the stylized ram's heads, which were modeled in the wax. The diameter of the hoop seems to widen slightly at the ends, but it is otherwise fairly even. It is not clear whether the piece was bent into shape or cast that way. There are a few facets on the undecorated parts, as well as striations from some kind of abrasive that could be from manufacture or cleaning.
Francesca G. Bewer (submitted 2011)
