Volume 7: Physical evidences

This page provides an overview of methods and techniques for the examination and analysis of cast bronze sculpture. It starts from the physical evidences you have been observing on a bronze sculpture, and tries to guide you in both their identification and their possible meaning regarding the fabrication process. Depending on what you are looking at, external or internal surface, interior of the sculpture, etc., please click on the appropriate link in the Table of contents at the top right of the page (under construction, so far, only chapter 2 si being implemented).

Warning!

The structure in 5 chapters is by no way the template of an exam sheet/curatorial chart. The latter may indeed vary greatly according to the period, the user, the question. Examples of exam sheets will be soon available by clicking the following link (.....). The structure of the following pages, from overall view and external surface of a statue to internal cavity, has been set up in order for the editors and contributors of the present guideline to make sure that all physical evidences are taken into account.