The Investigation of the Medieval Russian Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant Using a Complex of Nondestructive Methods
- Authors: Kovalenko E.S.1, Podurets K.M.1, Greshnikov E.A.1, Zaytseva I.Y.2, Agafonov S.S.1, Somenkov V.A.1, Kolobylina N.N.1, Kaloyan A.A.1, Govor L.I.1, Kurkin V.A.1, Yatsishina Y.B.1
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Affiliations:
- National Research Centre “Kurchatov Institute”
- Institute of Archaeology, Russian Academy of Sciences
- Issue: Vol 64, No 5 (2019)
- Pages: 841-846
- Section: Crystallographic Methods in Humanitarian Sciences
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/1063-7745/article/view/194263
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063774519050110
- ID: 194263
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Abstract
The medieval Russian bronze reliquary cross pendant was investigated using a complex of nondestructive methods in order to determine the degree its integrity and identify the material filling its internal cavity. The metal composition is established. It is found that the cross material was subjected to spatially inhomogeneous corrosion and that the cavity is filled with soil. It is shown that application of complementary nondestructive methods provides the most reliable information on historical heritage objects.
About the authors
E. S. Kovalenko
National Research Centre “Kurchatov Institute”
Email: Podurets_KM@nrcki.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow, 123182
K. M. Podurets
National Research Centre “Kurchatov Institute”
Author for correspondence.
Email: Podurets_KM@nrcki.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow, 123182
E. A. Greshnikov
National Research Centre “Kurchatov Institute”
Email: Podurets_KM@nrcki.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow, 123182
I. Y. Zaytseva
Institute of Archaeology, Russian Academy of Sciences
Email: Podurets_KM@nrcki.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow, 117036
S. S. Agafonov
National Research Centre “Kurchatov Institute”
Email: Podurets_KM@nrcki.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow, 123182
V. A. Somenkov
National Research Centre “Kurchatov Institute”
Email: Podurets_KM@nrcki.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow, 123182
N. N. Kolobylina
National Research Centre “Kurchatov Institute”
Email: Podurets_KM@nrcki.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow, 123182
A. A. Kaloyan
National Research Centre “Kurchatov Institute”
Email: Podurets_KM@nrcki.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow, 123182
L. I. Govor
National Research Centre “Kurchatov Institute”
Email: Podurets_KM@nrcki.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow, 123182
V. A. Kurkin
National Research Centre “Kurchatov Institute”
Email: Podurets_KM@nrcki.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow, 123182
Y. B. Yatsishina
National Research Centre “Kurchatov Institute”
Email: Podurets_KM@nrcki.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow, 123182