随州叶家山西周墓地M65出土铜器的金相实验研究

Metallographic Examination on the Bronzes Excavated from Tomb M65 of Yejiashan Site, Suizhou

本文利用金相显微镜和扫描电镜能谱仪对湖北随州叶家山西周墓地M65出土的42件青铜器进行了金相实验研究,结果表明其中的31件材质为铅锡青铜,10件为锡青铜,仅有1件为铅青铜;铜器制作主要采用铸造工艺,仅个别兵器在局部进行了热锻加工;具有相同铭文、纹饰风格一致的铜容器的合金成分、金相组织和铸造技术等方面也较为一致。这些结果为研究M65出土青铜器的生产组织问题提供科学资料。

Metallographic examination has been performed on the bronzes excavated from Tomb M65 of Yejiashan Site, Suizhou. The result shows that the artifacts are casting formed, heated after cas- ting or partly forged with leaded tin bronze, tin bronze or lead bronze, the container bronzes with same inscriptions and decorations may be cast together. The ritual weapons indicate that the tomb owner was the marquis of Zeng State. The examination also shows the relationship of techniques between the bron- zes excavated from this tomb and other local states, offering important clues for understanding the pro-ducing and employing of bronzes in local states.