The technology behind ancient mirrors: non-invasive enhanced elemental mapping of Bronze artefact from the Ancient Greek colony of Locri, Italy

Locri Epizefiri, one of the most important colonies of western Greece, in the modern region of Calabria (southern Italy), is known for flourishing craftsmanship that developed between the 6th and 3rd centuries BC. One of the most famous Locrian bronze productions, and also one of the most refined in the Greek world as well, is represented by mirrors, dozens of which have been found in sanctuaries and tombs. Here we propose to analyse 5 samples from the National Archaeological Museum of Locri: a simple handle type, two lyre handle type, an Ionic handle type mirrors and another Ionic type handle only in order to obtain metallurgical information about the composite structure of these mirrors. We propose non-invasive elemental analysis and mapping by using Neutron Resonance Transmission Imaging

埃皮泽菲里洛克里（Locri Epizefiri）是西希腊最为重要的殖民城邦之一，坐落于现代意大利南部的卡拉布里亚（Calabria）地区，以公元前6世纪至公元前3世纪间发展出的繁荣工艺著称。当地最负盛名的青铜制品之一，同时也是希腊世界中工艺最为精良的青铜品类之一，以铜镜为典型，目前已有数十件这类铜镜在圣所与墓葬中被考古发掘出土。本研究拟对洛克里国家考古博物馆馆藏的5件样品展开分析：分别为1件单柄式铜镜、2件里拉琴柄式铜镜、1件爱奥尼亚式柄铜镜，另有1件仅存柄部的爱奥尼亚式镜，旨在获取这些铜镜复合结构的冶金学相关信息。本研究将采用中子共振透射成像（Neutron Resonance Transmission Imaging）技术开展非侵入式元素分析与成像测绘。