Seated metal lady

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  1. Garydh

    Garydh Well-Known Member

    453DFF1C-662B-41EB-A2FF-BF9FA77F6D10.jpeg 597A9FFB-D165-40DE-B370-34541E5F498B.jpeg 7D7187E8-F625-42C0-A1A0-E408DC7538D4.jpeg 1066404E-E5DA-4C6C-AC1C-A919BB2F766B.jpeg 4BE6F444-8D91-4142-B212-41229DEEE7AA.jpeg 846E9CDE-783B-4E9A-B0E2-69C3748C9F65.jpeg 8B7A151B-40C6-40F4-8C27-17E01C4F8C09.jpeg Hi everyone I picked up this seeded metal nude she’s 7 1/2 inches tall 4 3/4 long and 3 3/4 wide. Said she was made from a metal called Cazamina which I googled and couldn’t find it so I’m turning to the experts , thanks
     
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  2. Hollyblue

    Hollyblue Well-Known Member

    Calamine..... zinc/pot metal
     
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  3. Garydh

    Garydh Well-Known Member

    I thought it was pot metal but when I googled the word that didn’t even come up
     
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  4. i need help

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    Garydh Well-Known Member

     
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  6. TallCakes

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  7. Roaring20s

    Roaring20s Well-Known Member

    Spelter is mainly composed of zinc, a silvery white metal. After the object was cast, the surface was either plated with copper, which was then patinated to a dark bronze colour, or simply covered with a coloured wax or lacquer. Spelter was used for statuettes and for decorative elements on clocks, and can be hard to distinguish from bronze at first glance.

    from http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/c/caring-for-your-metal-objects/

    Also, spelter can be come very brittle over time. It can flake, crack, and turn to dust if it was not made properly.
     
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  8. antidiem

    antidiem Well-Known Member

    Garydh, I'm pretty sure yours has gone through some unusual moisture, looks like metal separation in many ways and various places.
     
  9. Garydh

    Garydh Well-Known Member

    Thanks everyone I like to leave here a little bit smarter than when I showed up
     
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