Compositional and typological study of some Islamic copper-based Alloys Bracelets

Abstract

The study is part of a large project devoted for the typological and analytical study of Islamic metal work turned up from excavations all over Jordan. The importance of the project stems from the fact that most studies conducted so far concerntrated on the description of the surface and style and totally ignoring the intrinsic value of the studied objects. In this part of the project eight well preserved copper based bracelets from an Islamic site ( Dohaleh in Northern Jordan ) have been analytically and typologically investigated using microscopy and Atomic Absorption Spectrometry .