Table 4 Ranges of gold, silver and copper contents detected by XRF in this work and previous studies.
From: Characterization of Castellani nineteenth-century gold jewellery by in situ micro-XRF spectroscopy
Objects | References | Au (wt%) | Ag (wt%) | Cu (wt%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Castellani jewels | 76.0–99.4 | 0.3–23.1 | 0.2–7.8 | |
Villa Giulia collection (43 jewels) | This work | 76.0–99.4 | 0.3–23.1 | 0.2–7.8 |
Villa Giulia collection (4 jewels) | 92.8–96.8 | 1.4–6.6 | 0.6–2 | |
Maria Pia of Savoy’s casket (26 jewels) | 78.7–93.6 | 6.2–18.9 | 0.4–4.4 | |
Etruscan jewels (50 jewels) | 57.0–94.5 | 5.3–37.5 | 0.1–10.5 | |
Regolini-Galassi tomb | 61.9–83.0 | 17.0–35.2 | 0.3–4.9 | |
Bernardini tomb | 61.7–94.5 | 5.3–36.4 | 0.1–3.9 | |
Castellani collection of ancient jewels in Villa Giulia | 57.0–71.9 | 23.2–37.5 | 1.6–10.5 | |
Museo Nazionale, Tarquinia | 63.5–75.6 | 22.8–33.5 | 1.2–9.0 |
