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C., Laura Rueda

doi:10.5354/0717-6767.2008.86

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“…After the casting process, the figurines had a final finish in which they were polished, and details and decorations were engraved. Different types of figurines coexist in the same stratigraphic levels, so there does not seem to be any evolution from simple to complex forms or from naturalistic to schematic representations …”

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“…Different types of figurines coexist in the same stratigraphic levels, so there does not seem to be any evolution from simple to complex forms or from naturalistic to schematic representations. [20] All the artifacts in the collection present superficial brownish-green patinas due to the corrosion of the copper alloy produced by their exposure to the environment. Thirtytwo votive figurines and two fibulae from the collection were selected for EDXRF analysis (Table 1, Figure 2).…”

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A compositional analysis by energy dispersive X‐ray fluorescence of Iberian copper‐alloy votive figurines from southern Spain (fourth–third centuries BC)

Roldán

Sánchez²

2018

X-Ray Spectrometry

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Studies of Iberian votive figurines have extended our knowledge of Iberian culture and have provided valuable information both on technological aspects of the metal processing and on social and religious patterns inside these communities. In this study, we present an energy dispersive X‐ray fluorescence analysis of the copper alloys of a selection of 32 Iberian votive figurines and two fibulae (fourth–third centuries BC) in the collection of the Museum of Prehistory in Valencia. The collection comprises 98 bronze objects from the Iberian sanctuaries of Collado de los Jardines (Santa Elena) and Altos del Sotillo (Castellar), in Jaén, Spain. The results reveal a diversity of Cu–Sn–Pb alloys among the votive figurines, including copper, leaded copper (Pb > 2 wt.%, Sn <2 wt.%), binary bronzes (Sn >2 wt.%, Pb <2 wt.%), and ternary bronzes (Sn >2 wt.%, Pb >2 wt.%). The analyses of the bronze alloys are compared with those of other regional votive collections dating from the same period.

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confidence: 99%