Complex figures: Writing the chemical, archaeological and collecting biographies of 1st century AD Roman copper-alloy figurines.

项目概述。这个博士项目将集中在ca。100个罗马铜合金人物现在由希腊和罗马部在大英博物馆策展。它结合了两个目标-通过分析火山颗粒来建立findspot出处，并将冶金分析与雕像的图像学和历史研究相结合，为世纪意大利的宗教和文化实践提供新的视角。梭在BM希腊和罗马部发现的1800件罗马铜合金雕像中，68%没有确定的发现点。其中一半的藏品是在1750年至1869年之间从十位收藏家手中购得的，他们都是从那不勒斯地区购买物品的人。因此，大部分物品可能来自“维苏威火山城市”。由于火山颗粒附着在许多金属物体的表面，我们有一个前所未有的机会来确定它们的来源。我们将专注于不同质量的雕像，将埃及和东方的神与传统的罗马神和神话人物进行对比。

Project Overview.This PhD project will focus on ca. 100 Roman copper-alloy figures now curated in the British Museum by the Department of Greece and Rome. It combines two aims - to establish findspot provenance by analysing volcanic particles and to integrate metallurgical analysis with iconographic and historical study of figurines that throw new light on religious and cultural practices in 1st century Italy. Of c. 1800 Roman copper-alloy figurines in the BM Greece and Rome Dept, 68% have no confirmed findspot. Half of the collection were acquired between 1750 and 1869 from just ten collectors, all of whom are known to have bought objects from the Naples region. It is therefore likely that most of the items are from the 'cities of Vesuvius'. Since volcanic particles are adhering to the surface of many of these metal objects, we have an unprecedented opportunity to establish their provenance. We will focus on figurines of varying quality, contrasting Egyptian and Eastern deities with traditional Roman gods and mythological figures.