TY - JOUR
T1 - A case study for scientific research prior to conservation of marine metal artefacts
AU - van der Stok-Nienhuis, Janneke
AU - Kuiper, Elisabeth
AU - Beentjes, Tonny
AU - Joosten, Ineke
AU - van Eijck, Lambert
AU - Zhou, Zhou
AU - van Bommel, Maarten
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - A rare find of a high-status 17th century oval box, retrieved from a shipwreck, provided a unique opportunity to research the construction and finishing layers of an object that is untouched for 350 years. This case study was used to demonstrate the extent of data that can be gained from analytical techniques prior to conservation. The amalgam-gilt brass object was studied by optical and electron microscopy, X-radiography, micro-computed X-ray tomography, neutron tomography, X-ray fluorescence, X-ray diffraction, Rutherford backscattering spectrometry, proton-induced X-ray emission and gas chromatography. The results have led to a characterisation of the manufacturing methods used on the box and to a better understanding of the practicality of modern analytical methods and techniques in (maritime) archaeological research.
AB - A rare find of a high-status 17th century oval box, retrieved from a shipwreck, provided a unique opportunity to research the construction and finishing layers of an object that is untouched for 350 years. This case study was used to demonstrate the extent of data that can be gained from analytical techniques prior to conservation. The amalgam-gilt brass object was studied by optical and electron microscopy, X-radiography, micro-computed X-ray tomography, neutron tomography, X-ray fluorescence, X-ray diffraction, Rutherford backscattering spectrometry, proton-induced X-ray emission and gas chromatography. The results have led to a characterisation of the manufacturing methods used on the box and to a better understanding of the practicality of modern analytical methods and techniques in (maritime) archaeological research.
KW - 17th century
KW - Conservation
KW - Gilt brass
KW - Maritime archaeology
KW - Possibilities and limitations analytical techniques
KW - Technical art history
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jasrep.2021.102909
DO - 10.1016/j.jasrep.2021.102909
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85102622906
SN - 2352-409X
VL - 37
JO - Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports
JF - Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports
M1 - 102909
ER -