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

Authors

  • 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

Keywords:

The Warring States, Cemetery, Bronze, Vessel, Craft, Alloy composition, Corrosion product

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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Published

2023-07-28

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 3 (2022)

Section

Articles