An unsuspected danger in display
- W. Oddy
- Materials Science
- 1 June 1973
Materials used to construct a display case may produce chemical damage to museum objects. A recent investigation of the cause of rapid tarnishing of some ancient silver coins was traced to sulfur in…
THE STABILIZATION OF ‘ACTIVE’ BRONZE AND IRON ANTIQUITIES BY THE USE OF SODIUM SESQUICARBONATE
- W. Oddy, M. J. Hughes
- Chemistry
- 1 August 1970
The method of stabilizing bronze and iron objects which are actively corroding, by the removal of chlorides and other salts using a solution of sodium sesquicarbonate, has been thoroughly…
The composition of niello decoration on gold, silver and bronze in the antique and mediaeval periods
- W. Oddy, M. Bimson, S. L. Niece
- Physics
- 1 February 1983
This paper surveys previous research on the his- tory and composition of niello and discusses recipes for niello which are recorded in some mediaeval technological treatises. Analytical results (by…
Celtic Coinage in Britain: New Hoards and Recent Analysis
- M. Cowell, W. Oddy, A. Burnett
- History
- 1988
The purpose of this article is to publish two sets of data. The first set compromises seven hoards of early British currency found in the last few years: These fall naturally into three groups - two…
A Fragment of Life-Size Bronze Equine Statuary from Ashill, Norfolk
- A. K. Lawson, W. Oddy, P. Craddock
- HistoryBritannia
- 1 November 1986
Mesopotamia was predominantly populated by Arabs and is often called in classical literature Arabia.19 In Aramaic the population were cArbdyA, 'the Arabs', and the region Bet cArbayE, 'the home of…
Gilding: an outline of the technological history of the plating of gold on to silver or copper in the Old World
- W. Oddy
- Materials Science
- 1991
Chemistry in the conservation of archaeological materials
- W. Oddy
- Materials Science
- 31 March 1994
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