In-situ examination and analysis of the gold jewellery from the Phoenician tomb of Kition (Cyprus)
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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. Résumé : Parmi les objets d’orfèvrerie les plus impressionnants livrés par les fouilles archéologiques menées à Chypre, se trouvent ceux découverts en 1998 dans la tombe phénicienne de Kition. Bagues à sceau, boucles d’oreille, pendants de colliers, bracelets et une fibule à l’arc coudé richement décorée, mettent en évidence la virtuosité de l’orfèvre au viiie-viie siècle av. J.-C. Le but de ce travail est de décrire et illustrer les techniques employées par l’orfèvre et de déterminer la variété des alliages en or employés. L’étude analytique a été réalisée dans le cadre du projet européen AUTHENTICO, au Musée national d’archéologie de Nicosie, à l’aide d’une camera vidéo portable équipée d’un zoom et d’un analyseur de fluorescence X portable miniaturisé.
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