Chemical Composition: ICP-MS/AAA data from sample, Bronze:
Cu, 96.6; Sn, 2.59; Pb, 0.38; Zn, 0.012; Fe, 0.23; Ni, 0.03; Ag, 0.05; Sb, 0.11; As, less than 0.10; Bi, less than 0.025; Co, less than 0.01; Au, less than 0.01; Cd, less than 0.001
J. Riederer
Technical Observations: The patina is predominantly black and green with some spots of red cuprite. The fibula is intact and was made in three sections. All three sections probably began as cast rods that were hammered to shape. The first section is a crossbar with hammered ends. The second is a wire coil that begins in the middle of the crossbar, wraps around one side of the crossbar then extends below the bow and wraps around the other side of the crossbar before extending down to form the pin. The third second is the bow, which begins at the crossbar and arches down to the catchplate, where the rod is folded to form the catch. A rounded wire coil wraps around the bow near the catch.
Carol Snow (submitted 2002)
