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ANCIENT EGYPTIAN BLACK‐PATINATED COPPER ALLOYS*
Author(s) -
MOHAMED W.,
DARWEESH S.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
archaeometry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.716
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1475-4754
pISSN - 0003-813X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-4754.2011.00602.x
Subject(s) - fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , copper , scanning electron microscope , energy dispersive x ray spectroscopy , analytical chemistry (journal) , materials science , metallurgy , mineralogy , nuclear chemistry , archaeology , chemistry , chemical engineering , environmental chemistry , composite material , geography , engineering
This analytical study aims to investigate ancient Egyptian black‐patinated copper alloys. The study group was selected from the collections of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo and from the Faculty of Archaeology Museum in Cairo University. Examination and analysis were undertaken using optical microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy‐dispersive spectroscopy (EDX), X‐ray diffractometry (XRD), X‐ray fluorescence analysis (XRF) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The analysis results indicated that the black patina contained mainly tenorite (CuO). The study presents evidence of thermal patination and animal glue coating.