ABSTRACT

Portable X-Ray Fluorescence (pXRF) was used to analyse five 17th and 18th-century bronze Dutch East India Company (VOC) cannon stored in the Huế Royal Antiquities Museum. They exist at the intersection of different relationships between the Vietnamese Trịnh Lords and the VOC, with analysis revealing variations in manufacturing quality and decoration. One cannon in particular, Cannon 54, exhibits significantly elevated iron content and background readings, suggesting heterogeneity caused by different origins. These standards suggest Cannon 54 was cast in a little-known Southeast Asian foundry rather than in the Dutch Republic.

摘要

便携式 X 射线荧光 (pXRF) 用于分析存放在顺化皇家古物博物馆中的五门 17 世纪和 18 世纪的荷兰东印度公司 (VOC) 青铜大炮。它们存在于越南Trịnh Lords和VOC之间不同关系的交汇处，分析揭示了制造质量和装饰的差异。特别是一门大炮，Cannon 54，显示出显着升高的铁含量和背景读数，表明不同来源引起的异质性。这些标准表明 Cannon 54 是在一家鲜为人知的东南亚铸造厂铸造的，而不是在荷兰共和国铸造的。