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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 9487654, member: 8267&quot;]X-ray fluorescence is a good technique, as well as energy dispersive x-ray diffraction (ED-XRD). Both can provide information on the metal composition at the surface. However, such an analysis will only be useful if you have information on the metallurgy of similar, well documented objects to compare it with.</p><p><br /></p><p>So the first step would be to get a better idea of the likely origin based on the visible characteristics, and then find published analyses of similar archeological objects with known provenience. Armed with that information, you would have a basis for interpreting any metallurgical analysis you might obtain.</p><p><br /></p><p>AATA Online (Art and Archaeology Technical Abstracts) is a useful resource for finding publications on such technical and analytical subjects. It provides a way to search for particular terms and topics, and provides bibliographic info and brief abstracts of relevant articles. (You need to find the publications elsewhere if you want to read them in their entirety.) </p><p><a href="https://aata.getty.edu/primo-explore/search?vid=AATA" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://aata.getty.edu/primo-explore/search?vid=AATA" rel="nofollow">https://aata.getty.edu/primo-explore/search?vid=AATA</a></p><p><br /></p><p>As examples, here are links to abstracts of a few articles that provide analyses of Luristan bronzes:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://aata.getty.edu/permalink/f/1kjitv/GETTY_AATA9934099602401551" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://aata.getty.edu/permalink/f/1kjitv/GETTY_AATA9934099602401551" rel="nofollow">https://aata.getty.edu/permalink/f/1kjitv/GETTY_AATA9934099602401551</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://aata.getty.edu/permalink/f/1kjitv/GETTY_AATA9934106617901551" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://aata.getty.edu/permalink/f/1kjitv/GETTY_AATA9934106617901551" rel="nofollow">https://aata.getty.edu/permalink/f/1kjitv/GETTY_AATA9934106617901551</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://aata.getty.edu/permalink/f/1kjitv/GETTY_AATA9934103248601551" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://aata.getty.edu/permalink/f/1kjitv/GETTY_AATA9934103248601551" rel="nofollow">https://aata.getty.edu/permalink/f/1kjitv/GETTY_AATA9934103248601551</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Do you have any information on where or when your parents acquired the dagger?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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