Stephen D. Bonadies
Abstract
The study and understanding of eight Chinese bronzes was found to be greatly enhanced by the use of industrial computed tomography (CT) rather than conventional X-radiography. In combination with digital processing of the radiographic images, CT allows for cross-sectional X-radiographic images to be produced which can be more revealing of internal structural features. New advances in computed tomography and digitized image processing also provide a method for simulating cross-sectional, three-dimensional views of the object.