See figs. 5, 62, 104, 277.
Refers to the surface immediately after removal from the , before and .
Note: The quality of the as-cast surface varies depending on the characteristics of the refractory mold. It may include oxidized metal, refractory mold remains, flashes, or casting flaws and imperfections. An artist or foundry may choose to preserve the surface as-cast without much further refinishing.
Sources
Cultural Heritage: Kienlin, T. L., E. Bischoff, and H. Opielka. 2006. “Copper and Bronze during the Eneolithic and Early Bronze Age: A Metallographic Examination of Axes from the Northalpine Region.” Archaeometry 48 (3): 453–68.
Other: Burd, David Q., and Roger S. Greene. 1948. “Tool Mark Comparisons in Criminal Investigations.” Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology 39 (3): 379–91.; Mödlinger, M., and B. Sabatini. 2016. “A Re-Evaluation of Inverse Segregation in Prehistoric As-Cu Objects.” Journal of Archaeological Science 74:60–74.
To Be Distinguished From
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fire scale
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fire-skin
Translations
French:
surface brute de coulée
Surface du bronze en sortie de , juste après le décochage, avant la .
Note: Une belle surface faisant apparaître la qualité de la « peau de pièce » peut être obtenue par un choix judicieux d’alliage, de température de , de température du moule réfractaire, mais surtout par la qualité du moule réfractaire.
Sources
Art and Craft Textbook: Lambert, Daniel. 2002. Moulage et fonderie d’art: Du modèle au bronze final. Dourdan, France: Vial., 238
Alternate Translations
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surface brute de fonderie
Source: Baudry, Marie Thérèse, and Dominique Bozo. 1978. La sculpture: Méthode et vocabulaire. Principes d’analyse scientifique. Paris: Impr. nationale., 632, on parle d’un état « brut de fonderie »
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surface brute de fonte
German:
Gusshaut
Sources
Alscher, Ludger, ed. 1987. Lexikon der Kunst: Architektur, Bildende Kunst, Angewandte Kunst, Industrieformgestaltung, Kunsttheorie. Vol. 1. Leipzig, Germany: E. A. Seemann., 555; Maaz, Bernhard. 2010. Skulptur in Deutschland zwischen französischer Revolution und erstem Weltkrieg. Berlin and Munich: Deutscher Kunstverlag., 696
Alternate Translation
- gussrauhe Oberfläche
Italian:
superficie al grezzo
Used as part of expression “superfiecie al grezzo di fusione”
Source
Battaglia, S. 1961. Grande dizionario della lingua italiana. Edited by Giorgio Bárberi Squarotti. Turin, Italy: Unione tipografico-editrice torinese. http://www.gdli.it/., under superficie al grezzo [definition 10, vol. 7, 39]
Alternate Translation
- grezzo
Chinese:
毛坯铸件表面
Source
Ming Juxin | 明举新. 2001. 汉英冶金工业词典 = Han ying yejin gongye cidian = A Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary of Metallurgical Industry. 3rd ed. 长沙市: 中南大学出版社 = Changsha shi: Zhongnan daxue chuban she [Zhong Nan University Press]., 998