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Bronze Sculptures and Lead Objects Tell Stories About Their Creators: Investigation of Renaissance Sculptures and Ancient Ingots by Means of Neutron Tomography

S. HartmannNikolay KardjilovF. LocelsoEberhard LehmannM. EstermannS. TusaR. Van LangP. Tisseyre

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Sculpturemedia_common.quotation_subject010401 analytical chemistryNeutron tomographyThe Renaissance02 engineering and technologyArtengineering.material021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology01 natural sciencesArchaeology0104 chemical sciencesBronze Lead Ingots Neutron TomographyengineeringBronze0210 nano-technologySettore CHIM/02 - Chimica Fisicamedia_common

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Renaissance bronze objects from the Rijksmuseum (Amsterdam) col- lection and lead ingots from ancient roman shipwrecks found near Sicily (Italy) were studied by means of neutron tomography. This was done with the aim to visualize and to measure the inner structures of the objects. In this way information about the manufacturing processes in the 16th century and the conservation status from the inside of the bronze sculptures was gained. Inscriptions found under the corrosion layer of the lead ingots gave hints about the trade routes in the past. Neutron imaging was proven perfect to transmit the relatively thick layers of Pb and Cu alloys while ceramic remains, soldering connections and corrosion effects become visible.

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2016-12-16
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33163-8_2