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The corrosion mechanisms of a Roman iron bezel ring were investigated by in-depth characterization of its uncommon corrosion pattern and thermodynamic modelling. A silver foil and altered glass remnants were identified, covered with thick strata of magnetite and goethite. Underneath it, was a multi-millimetric cavity, filled with spheroidal magnetite or magnetite/goethite nodules in a siderite matrix. The bottom of the preserved object showed a marbled corrosion structure composed of goethite, magnetite/maghemite and hematite. Heterogeneous and evolving local conditions, involving synergistic effects of electrolytic and dissolution/precipitation mechanisms might explain the unique morphology and nature of the corrosion products observed.
Henrik Moodysson Rønnow, Ivica Zivkovic, Jana Pásztorová
Paolo De Los Rios, Daniel Maria Busiello, Stefano Zamuner, Adélaïde Alice Mohr