Investigating precious artefacts using non-destructive FIB on FEG-SEM: a case study of 10th-century hollow gilded copper alloy pendants (gombiky) from Prague Castle

0563343 - ARÚ 2023 FR eng A - Abstract
Ottenwelter, Estelle - Josse, C. - Robbiola, L.
Investigating precious artefacts using non-destructive FIB on FEG-SEM: a case study of 10th-century hollow gilded copper alloy pendants (gombiky) from Prague Castle.
Metal 2022. Proceedings of the interim meeting of the ICOM-CC Metals Working Group. September 5-9, 2022 Helsinki, Finland. Paris: International Council of Museums - Committee for Conservation (ICOM-CC), 2022 - (Mardikian, P.; Näsänen, L.; Arponen, A.). s. 356. ISBN 978-2-491997-61-8.
[Metal 2022. 05.09.2022-09.09.2022, Helsinki]
Institutional support: RVO:67985912
Keywords : FIB on FEG-SEM * jewellery * gombiky
OECD category: Archaeology

Focussed ion beam (FIB) mounted on a scanning electron microscope with a field emission gun (FEG-SEM) offers new perspectives in studies of soft, multilayered metal artefacts. Applied here on hollow gilded copper alloy pendants (known as gombiky) from Prague Castle, dated from the 10th century AD, FIB on FEG-SEM yielded new and accurate information regarding the thickness, porosity, metallurgical structure and general condition of these complex artefacts.
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