Axe for Restoration.

Ibrahiim al Balooshi · 9th November 2011, 07:17 AM

Salaams,

This is a second millenium Bronze age Baluch Axe measuring 5 and a half inches long and about 4 inches wide at the blade; possibly from Mekran Baluchistan. As seen it is hugely corroded in the surface. Bronze age weapons contain a high content of copper and some say the age should have been called the Copper Age.
How should the project be planned out. I am tempted to drop the item into a fairly strong acid ( car battery acid with 2:1 water added and 3 to 5 minute "observed" exposures then neuralised with vinegar and work down the scale to lighter techniques rather than beginning with say coke cola and working up to stronger applications. I would probably finish off with fairly liberal preservation wax.

Any ideas welcome.

Ibrahiim Al Balooshi.

9th November 2011, 07:17 AM	#1
Ibrahiim al Balooshi Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Buraimi Oman, on the border with the UAE Posts: 4,408	Axe for Restoration. Salaams, This is a second millenium Bronze age Baluch Axe measuring 5 and a half inches long and about 4 inches wide at the blade; possibly from Mekran Baluchistan. As seen it is hugely corroded in the surface. Bronze age weapons contain a high content of copper and some say the age should have been called the Copper Age. How should the project be planned out. I am tempted to drop the item into a fairly strong acid ( car battery acid with 2:1 water added and 3 to 5 minute "observed" exposures then neuralised with vinegar and work down the scale to lighter techniques rather than beginning with say coke cola and working up to stronger applications. I would probably finish off with fairly liberal preservation wax. Any ideas welcome. Ibrahiim Al Balooshi. Attached Images