Figure 2: The Bronze Artifact
Figure 2 shows one of the bronze artifact that has been submitted to several chemical–physical characterizations : a bronze plate, found in the Tepe sofalin at 79cm depth. The bronze artifact has been found in a better conservation state with respect to the artifacts buried near the surface, that often affects the mechanical properties of the bronze archaeological artifacts. Intergranular corrosion phenomena are related to intrinsic metallurgical features, whose formation is induced during the manufacturing of the artifacts carried out in ancient times by repeated cycles of cold or hot mechanical work and thermal treatments.
Figure 3 shows a bronze bowl found in the Tepe sofalin, after recovery from the excavation. The bronze bowl reveals,
Figure 3 shows a bronze bowl found in the Tepe sofalin, after recovery from the excavation. The bronze bowl reveals,