Scandinavian Iron Age and Early Medieval Ceramic Moulds - Lost Wax or Not or Both?

Since the 1940s we have had a discussion in Scandinavia concerning ancient mould-making methods. The question of different methods in the production of ceramic moulds has taken a large part in these discussions; by lost wax or by direct matrix-methods. This study gives a brief background to the subj...

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Main Author: Anders Söderberg
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Published: EXARC 2012-09-01
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description Since the 1940s we have had a discussion in Scandinavia concerning ancient mould-making methods. The question of different methods in the production of ceramic moulds has taken a large part in these discussions; by lost wax or by direct matrix-methods. This study gives a brief background to the subject and presents the results of a small series of experiments, related to questions concerning the methods used at the Migration/Merovinginan Period workshops at Helgö, Sweden. The study claims that lost wax-methods could have been used at Helgö to a larger extent than claimed earlier. This conclusion however does not exclude possible use of direct matrix-methods.
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spelling doaj-art-bd1a1e32d0e34c4ea84b3e25a80a13902025-08-20T03:44:27ZengEXARCEXARC Journal2212-89562012-09-012012/3ark:/88735/10082Scandinavian Iron Age and Early Medieval Ceramic Moulds - Lost Wax or Not or Both?Anders SöderbergSince the 1940s we have had a discussion in Scandinavia concerning ancient mould-making methods. The question of different methods in the production of ceramic moulds has taken a large part in these discussions; by lost wax or by direct matrix-methods. This study gives a brief background to the subject and presents the results of a small series of experiments, related to questions concerning the methods used at the Migration/Merovinginan Period workshops at Helgö, Sweden. The study claims that lost wax-methods could have been used at Helgö to a larger extent than claimed earlier. This conclusion however does not exclude possible use of direct matrix-methods.https://exarc.net/ark:/88735/10082bronzemetallurgyjewelleryceramicsiron ageviking agedenmarknorwayswedenthe netherlands
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Scandinavian Iron Age and Early Medieval Ceramic Moulds - Lost Wax or Not or Both?
EXARC Journal
bronze
metallurgy
jewellery
ceramics
iron age
viking age
denmark
norway
sweden
the netherlands
title Scandinavian Iron Age and Early Medieval Ceramic Moulds - Lost Wax or Not or Both?
title_full Scandinavian Iron Age and Early Medieval Ceramic Moulds - Lost Wax or Not or Both?
title_fullStr Scandinavian Iron Age and Early Medieval Ceramic Moulds - Lost Wax or Not or Both?
title_full_unstemmed Scandinavian Iron Age and Early Medieval Ceramic Moulds - Lost Wax or Not or Both?
title_short Scandinavian Iron Age and Early Medieval Ceramic Moulds - Lost Wax or Not or Both?
title_sort scandinavian iron age and early medieval ceramic moulds lost wax or not or both
topic bronze
metallurgy
jewellery
ceramics
iron age
viking age
denmark
norway
sweden
the netherlands
url https://exarc.net/ark:/88735/10082
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