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In-situ examination and analysis of the gold jewellery from the Phoenician tomb of Kition (Cyprus)

Year: 2009

Type: article

Abstract: The Phoenician tomb discovered in Kition in 1998 yielded some of the most impressive gold jewellery items recovered by archaeological excavations in Cyprus. Seal finger-rings, lunate earrings, necklace pendants, bracelets and a richly decorated elbow fibula exemplify the goldsmith’s skill in the 8th-7th century BC. The aim of this work is to describe and illustrate the goldsmith’s techniques with low magnification micrographs and to determine the variety in composition of the gold alloys used in the manufacture of 25 items. The study, integrated in the European project AUTHENTICO, was carried out at the National Museum of Archaeology of Nicosia with a porTable video camera equipped with a zoom and a handheld XRF spectrometer.

Source: ArchéoSciences

DOI: 10.4000/archeosciences.2148

Authors: Maria Filomena Guerra, Thilo Rehren

Institutions: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Sorbonne Université, Centre de recherche et de restauration des musées de France, Molécule aux Nanos-objets : Réactivité, Interactions et Spectroscopies, University College London

Language: English

Topic: Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis

Subfield: Archeology

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W1508002183

FWCI: 8.089

Cites: 30

Cited by: 14

Related to: 10