Time Analysis Of King Matthias the Ist Sculptural Group

Abstract

The paper presents a study on the degradation of the King Matthias I sculptural group, caused by environment factors and influenced by the casting technology and by the assembling method. During this study, samples from inside the statue were used and analyzed, using microscopy and X ray diffraction.

Keywords

• bronze casting
• corrosion
• microscopic analysis
• copper alloy
• bronze time patina