Chinese Ritual Bronzes

Description

Chemical analysis of 369 Chinese ritual bronzes. The major elements (Cu, Sn and Pb) were measured using atomic absorption spectroscopy and the trace elements using neutron activation analysis.

Usage

bronze

Format

A data.frame with 88 observations and 22 variables (chemical elements):

reference

integer: catalog number.

chronology

integer: chronology (typology).

dynasty

ordered factor: dynasty name.

Cu

numeric: Cu content (ppm).

Sn

numeric: Sn content (ppm).

Pb

numeric: Pb content (ppm).

Zn

numeric: Zn content (ppm).

Au

numeric: Au content (ppm).

Ag

numeric: Ag content (ppm).

As

numeric: As content (ppm).

Sb

numeric: Sb content (ppm).

Source

Wood, J. R. & Liu, Y. (2023). A Multivariate Approach to Investigate Metallurgical Technology: The Case of the Chinese Ritual Bronzes. Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory, 30: 707-756. doi:10.1007/s10816-022-09572-8.

References

Bagley, R. W. (1987). Shang ritual bronzes in the Arthur M. Sackler collections. New York: The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation.

Rawson, J. (1990). Western Zhou ritual bronzes from the Arthur M. Sackler collections. New York: The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation.

So, J. (1995). Eastern Zhou ritual bronzes from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections. New York: The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation.

See Also

Other chemical data: kommos, verre