Degradation of archaeological horn silver artefacts in burials

Heritage Science

Table 1 Description of samples

Sample	Object	Description	Analysis
S1	Horn silver brooch	Corrosion products	XRD
S2	Horn silver jewel	Corroded object, no metallic core	OM, EDS-SEM, μXRD
S3	Horn silver jewel	Metallic core is partially present	OM, EDS-SEM
S4	Horn silver jewel	Corroded object, no metallic core	OM, EDS-SEM
S5	Horn silver earring	Presence of green corrosion products	OM, EDS-SEM
S6	Horn silver earring	Presence of a metallic core	OM, EDS-SEM
S7	Horn silver earring	Presence of a metallic core	OM, EDS-SEM
S8	Horn silver small spiral rod	Presence of a metallic core	OM, EDS-SEM