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Konbaung Dynasty was the last unified dynasty that ruled Myanmar from 18th to 19th century. During this time Buddhist art flourished in Myanmar due to the interest of the rulers toward their traditional culture. Metal decorative artifacts in the 18th century are classified into structures and Buddha statues. They are further subdivided into gilt-bronze and bronze objects, depending on their material component. Three-dimensional gilt-bronze decorative artifacts were cast with a brass alloy of Cu-Zn-Sn-Pb and their surfaces were gilded with extremely thin gold leaves (less than 1 μm in thickness). The gilded layer approximately comprised 10 wt% silver in addition to the main element, gold. The lack of Hg in the gilded layer, indicated that the amalgam gilding technique was not applied. The analysis results indicated that the lacquered gilding technique was applied to the objects. Bronze decorative artifacts without gilding were cast with materials containing Cu-Sn-Pb. The bronze pavilions and bronze Buddha staues were crafted using the same alloy of high-tin bronze, which approximately contained 20 wt% Sn. No heat treatment was applied to reduce the brittleness of the objects after they were cast with a large amount of Sn. The most significant difference between the gilt-bronze and bronze decorative artifacts lie in their elemental compositions. The gilt-bronze decorative artifacts with their gilded surface were manufactured using brass containing zinc, while the unplated bronze decorative artifacts were composed of bronze containing tin. Artifacts of the same type and size are classified differently depending on the materials utilized in the surface treatment such as gilding.

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ABSTRACT
1. INTRODUCTION
2. METHODOLOGIES
2.1. Sampling and Sample preparation
2.2. Method of analysis
3. RESULTS OF ANALYSIS
3.1. Bronze pavilion
3.2. Gilt-bronze pavilion
3.3. Bronze Buddha statue
3.4. Gilt-bronze Buddha statue
4. CONSIDERATION
5. CONCLUSION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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• Jae Sung Lee [ Cultural Heritage Conservation Science Center, National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, Daejeon 34122, Korea ]
• Yee Yee Win [ Bagan Archaeological Museum, Department of Archaeology, National Museum and Library, Myanmar ]
• Bonnie Lee [ Cultural Heritage Conservation Science Center, National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, Daejeon 34122, Korea ]
• Jae Eun Yu [ Ganghwa National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, Ganghwa 23030, Korea ] Corresponding Author

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