ARCHAEOMETRIC STUDY ON UNEARTHED WARRING STATES BRONZE ‘FU’ EXCAVATED FROM PUJIANG, CHENGDU, CHINA

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Published: Jul 28, 2023
Keywords:
The Warring States, Cemetery, Bronze, Vessel, Craft, Alloy composition, Corrosion product

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Liu Liu
Xiamen Academy of Arts and Design, Fuzhou University, Xiamen, 361000, China
Qing Zhong
School of Materials Science and Engineering / Institute of Culture and Heritage, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi׳an 710072, China
Luman Jiang
Chengdu Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, Chengdu, 610042
Pei Li
Chengdu Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, Chengdu, 610042
Lin Xiao
Chengdu Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, Chengdu, 610042
Zhanyun Zhu
Research and Practice Base of Conservation Science and Engineering, Department of History, College of Humanities, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China; Department of Archaeology, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, Jena D-07745, Germany
Yingping Zhuo
Research and Practice Base of Conservation Science and Engineering, Department of History, College of Humanities, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
Junchang Yang
School of Materials Science and Engineering / Institute of Culture and Heritage, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi׳an 710072, China; Research and Practice Base of Conservation Science and Engineering, Department of History, College of Humanities, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China

Abstract

In this study, metallurgical microscope, scanning electron microscope in combination with energy dispersive X-ray analysis (SEM-EDS), Raman spectrometer and X-ray diffractometer (XRD) were used to analyze the craft, alloy composition and corrosion products of the Warring States bronze vessel “Fu” excavated from Pujiang county, Chengdu city of China (the Warring States period lasts from 475 BC to 221 BC). The results showed that the bronzes were casted and made of lead-tin bronze, the content of tin and lead were relatively high. The corrosion products of the bronzes are mainly cassiterite, malachite, hematite and lead ore. This article provides a scientific basis for the study of ancient bronze culture and for the conservation of such cultural relics.

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Vol. 22 No. 3 (2022)
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