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The Athlit ram bronze casting reconsidered: scientific and technical re-examination [An article from: Journal of Archaeological Science]
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Author(s)A. Oron
PublisherElsevier
ISBN / ASINB000RR7SII
ISBN-13978B000RR7SI1
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Visual examination and advanced analytical techniques were used to re-examine the large Hellenistic bronze naval ram found in 1980 at Athlit Bay, south of Haifa, Israel. The aim was to reevaluate the method used to manufacture this massive bronze casting. In contrast to an earlier study of the ram that suggested that it was manufactured using the sand-casting method, a technique not otherwise known prior to the late Medieval period, the current study suggests that the ram was manufactured by the lost-wax technique commonly used during the Classical and Hellenistic periods. Newly gathered data point to a selective use of the direct and indirect lost-wax casting methods to manufacture different parts of the ram, and allow postulation of the innovative use of the direct lost-wax casting method to fulfil the ram design requirements.
Description:
Visual examination and advanced analytical techniques were used to re-examine the large Hellenistic bronze naval ram found in 1980 at Athlit Bay, south of Haifa, Israel. The aim was to reevaluate the method used to manufacture this massive bronze casting. In contrast to an earlier study of the ram that suggested that it was manufactured using the sand-casting method, a technique not otherwise known prior to the late Medieval period, the current study suggests that the ram was manufactured by the lost-wax technique commonly used during the Classical and Hellenistic periods. Newly gathered data point to a selective use of the direct and indirect lost-wax casting methods to manufacture different parts of the ram, and allow postulation of the innovative use of the direct lost-wax casting method to fulfil the ram design requirements.
