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Wow! That really does look like it's in good shape. I understand it's because bronze doesn't oxidize as readily but it's not what I picture when someone says 30
by idiotsecant 3y ago
Wow! That really does look like it's in good shape. I understand it's because bronze doesn't oxidize as readily but it's not what I picture when someone says 3000 year old sword.
- masklinn 3y agoFwiw bronze does oxidise quite readily, but the copper oxide is not porous, and becomes a resilient copper carbonate. Which is why bronze and other copper-alloy artefacts are extremely resilient, unless they come in contact with chlorides and get bronze disease.
- Paul-Craft 3y agoI can tell you have some experience with old bronze/copper. Most people do not even know what "bronze disease" is.
- brohee 3y agoA lot of people learned about it when tutorials on inducing it on statues of questionable personnalities sprouted up.
- rurp 3y agoSame here. With something that old I was expecting "well preserved" to mean that I could probably make out that it has the shape of a sword.
- mikewarot 3y agoThe arrow points are pretty amazing too