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1884.119.642

Bronze fragment

1884.119.642

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Collection type
Object
Description
Bronze fragment
Long description
Undated fragment of bronze object.
Geographical reference
Ireland, Republic of
Europe > Northern Europe > Ireland, Republic of
"Ireland": ie Ireland or Northern Ireland (UK) unnamed bog
Date
Date collected
By 1884
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884
Materials and processes
Material Bronze Metal, Material Copper Alloy Metal
Dimensions
Length: max 155 mm, Length x Width: max 128 x 12 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.119.642
Research and responses

Pitt Rivers was in Ireland [serving in the Army] from 1862-66, this object may have been obtained during this period [Bowden, 1991: 60-4]. There are a large number of bronze objects from Ireland which are unmatched in the delivery catalogues, these can be found in PR Catalogue Part II [AP Leverhulme project on founding collection 1995-1998]

Between 2005 - 2007 a survey of metalwork in the PRM was undertaken by Gali Beiner, a conservator in the Museum. As part of this study 77 objects were analysed using energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (XRF) providing a qualitative non destructive analysis of the alloy composition. This object was one of those analysed, the results showed the presence of Cu, As (arsenical copper alloy). A copy of the analysis and report is held in conservation [GB 23/8/2007; MN 27/10/2009]

Search terms: Unidentified Object

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