Table 1 p-XRF spectroscopy results of the partially-gilded silver box
Analysis zone | Analysis mode | Composition (wt. %) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ag | Au | Cu | Hg | Fe | Pb | Ir | Zn | |||
Back of box lid (no gilding) | Micro-area | Precious alloy | 97.5 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | ||||
Bottom of box body (no gilding) | Micro-area | Precious alloy | 99.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | ||||
Micro-area | Precious alloy | 99.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | |||||
Micro-area | Precious alloy | 98.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | |||||
Ring foot | Micro-area | Precious alloy | 97.0 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 | |||
Micro-area | Precious alloy | 97.0 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 | ||||
Joining area (box body + ring foot) | Micro-area | Standard alloy | 68.7 | 0.2 | 28.4 | 0.1 | 2.5 | |||
Gilt layer (box lid) | Micro-area | Electronic alloy | 57.1 | 36.7 | 6.2 | |||||
Micro-area | Electronic alloy | 61.8 | 32.0 | 6.2 | ||||||
Micro-area | Electronic alloy | 59.6 | 33.5 | 6.9 | ||||||
Micro-area | Electronic alloy | 62.6 | 31.6 | 5.8 | ||||||
Gilt layer (box body) | Micro-area | Electronic alloy | 61.6 | 31.9 | 6.2 | 0.3 | ||||
Micro-area | Electronic alloy | 60.4 | 32.7 | 6.9 | ||||||
