Journal of Conservation Science Vol.26 No.4 pp.417-427
철지비단벌레장식금동투조유물의 제작기법에 관한 연구
Study on the Manufacturing Technique of Steel-Plated Jewel Beetle's Adornment and Gilt-bronze Openwork Remains
Byoung-Ju Yong,Jung-Moo Kang,Soo-Ki Kim
Abstract
This study is to examine the manufacturing technique based on scientific investigation and analysis on Steel-Plated Jewel Beetle's Adornment gilt-bronze openwork remains excavated from No. 100 site at Hwango-dong Gyeongju. As a result of the investigation on the manufacturing revealed that riveting was adopted to connect gilt-bronze openwork plates and steel plates, followed by mercury amalgam plating method and carving of the patterns by means of the dotted line engraving technique. There were some traces on the surface of Jewel Beetle wings that show the use of pins for fixing, which seems to be the result of recycling or processing. The sectional analysis shows the high possibilities that varnishing with lacquer was adopted for wing adhesion, and it was confirmed that varnishing with lacquer was used on the strap pendant plate to prevent corrosion.