Analysis of bronze sculptures from various periods in the archaeological Museum of Verona

Margherita Bolla

Abstract

Three bronze heads, of life size or slightly smaller, are preserved in the archaeological Museum of Verona; two of these are definitely not antiquities and the third is of doubtful age. Non-destructive analytical test using X-Ray Fluorescence was conducted on the heads in 2006 by experts from the Polytechnic University of Milan,
using a portable XRF spectrometer, to shed light on their historical significance. The sculptures have different origins and revealed different compositions.

Keywords

• Verona
• Veneto
• Scultura