Characterization of a Unique Nuragic Bronze Navicella with a Combination of X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry and Monte Carlo Simulation

Marta Porcaro; Sergio Lins; Anna Depalmas; Rosario Maria Anzalone; Roberta Iannaccone; Antonio Brunetti

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Characterization of a Unique Nuragic Bronze Navicella with a Combination of X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry and Monte Carlo Simulation

Marta Porcaro, Sergio Lins, Anna Depalmas, Rosario Maria Anzalone, Roberta Iannaccone, Antonio Brunetti

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This paper describes the results obtained from an archaeometric study of a bronze Nuragic small boat model (Sardinia, Italy) dating from the Early Iron Age (presumably 9th–7th centuries BC). The artifact comes from an unknown location in Sardinia and is one of the objects that came to the Museum of Turin in the 19th century. This model is of particular interest as it is a unique Nuragic boat model containing a human figure among its decorations. The artifact is kept in the collection of the Royal Museum of Turin (Italy) and is a typical example of Sardinian manufacture from the Early Iron Age. This study was carried out using a combination of non-invasive techniques with energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (ED-XRF) integrated with Monte Carlo (MC) simulations and Raman spectroscopy, which allowed the characterization of the alloy of the artifact.

Original language	English
Article number	7345
Journal	Materials
Volume	16
Issue number	23
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16237345
State	Published - 1 Dec 2023
Externally published	Yes

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MC-XRF
Nuragic bronze
Raman spectroscopy
bronze corrosion
cultural heritage

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General Materials Science
Condensed Matter Physics

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