The bronze shields found at the Ayanis fortress (Van region, Turkey): manufacturing techniques and corrosion phenomena
Articles > Article · 2010
Authors: G. M. INGO, A. CILINGIROGLU, F. FARALDI, C. RICCUCCI, M. P. CASALETTO, Aylin Ümit ERDEM OTMAN, Atilla BATMAZ
APPLIED PHYSICS A-MATERIALS SCIENCE & PROCESSING, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2010, vol 100, pp 793-800
DOI: 10.1007/s00339-010-5656-6
Summary
The manufacturing techniques, chemical composition and corrosion products grown on archaeological bronze shields found during the excavation of the Ayanis fortress (Lake Van region, Eastern Anatolia, Turkey) were studied by means of the combined use of scanning electron microscopy combined with energy dispersive spectrometry (SEM-EDS), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and optical microscopy (OM) techniques. The shields are dated back to 673-645 BC and in some cases are decorated with cuneiform inscriptions and ornaments representing various animals, such as lions and bulls.