by A. Perea, P.C. Gutiérrez-Neira and A. Climent-Font
Abstract:
Archaeometric analysis based on Optical Microscopy, X-Ray Fluorescence and Ion-Beam analysis were used to study a golden funerary belt with an anthropomorphic and zoomorphic iconography. This complex gold and enamel work shows the portraits of a man and a woman, as well as a libation scene, can be dated to the Early Hellenistic period. The data obtained point to a Near Eastern workshop (Babylon) as the place of manufacture, while comparative typology leads us to the Far East (Afghanistan) as the presumable origin of the morphotype. Elemental analysis results raise anew the old debate on the use of cadmium in the solder alloys. Finally, from the iconography we suggest to identify the manly figure with one of the few small format portraits of Alexander the Great. © 2018 MAA.
Reference:
A. Perea, P.C. Gutiérrez-Neira and A. Climent-Font, “Archaeometric investigation of a hellenistic golden funerary belt: A case study”, Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry, vol. 18, no. 3, pp. 1–16.
Bibtex Entry:
@article{perea_archaeometric_2018,
title = {Archaeometric investigation of a hellenistic golden funerary belt: {A} case study},
volume = {18},
shorttitle = {Archaeometric investigation of a hellenistic golden funerary belt},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.1461657},
abstract = {Archaeometric analysis based on Optical Microscopy, X-Ray Fluorescence and Ion-Beam analysis were used to study a golden funerary belt with an anthropomorphic and zoomorphic iconography. This complex gold and enamel work shows the portraits of a man and a woman, as well as a libation scene, can be dated to the Early Hellenistic period. The data obtained point to a Near Eastern workshop (Babylon) as the place of manufacture, while comparative typology leads us to the Far East (Afghanistan) as the presumable origin of the morphotype. Elemental analysis results raise anew the old debate on the use of cadmium in the solder alloys. Finally, from the iconography we suggest to identify the manly figure with one of the few small format portraits of Alexander the Great. © 2018 MAA.},
number = {3},
journal = {Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry},
author = {Perea, A. and Gutiérrez-Neira, P.C. and Climent-Font, A.},
year = {2018},
keywords = {XRF, Technology, Enamel, Goldwork, Near eastern hellenism, OM, PIXE-PIGE},
pages = {1--16},
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}