The Role of Metallography in the Restoration of an Incense Burner from Persia

Bubonyi, Tamás and Gyöngyösi, Szilvia and Nagy, Lea and Barkóczy, Péter (2020) The Role of Metallography in the Restoration of an Incense Burner from Persia. Materials Science and Engineering, 45 (1). pp. 29-36. ISSN 2063-6792

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Abstract

Before the restoration of a metallic object, detailed analysis of the metal and the microstructure could provide useful information about the techniques used for producing it. Additionally, it is possible to obtain data about the metal and the object, which expands the knowledge about the origin of the object and its raw material. This study introduces this field through the metallographic analysis of an incense burner from Persia, from the Quajar period of the 19th Century Iran. The results of the metallographic investigation are not only used for the restoration work but also for archaeometry and archeology. The burner was made from a heterogeneous brass alloy. The antecedents of the burner were unknown so local heating was applied to avoid the brittle breakages. Selenium content was detected in the sulfide inclusions which shows a Near-East origin of the raw material.

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