[Results of an investigation of enamel fragments from Benvenuto Cellini's "Saliera" using energy-dispersive X-ray microanalysis (EDX)].
A blackmail letter was submitted in the context of the theft of Cellini's salt cellar (Saliera) from the Museum of Fine Arts in Vienna. Dark blue enamel fragments were included in this letter as a proof of authenticity. The comparison of this material with enamel believed to originate from the original artwork, using microspectrography and energy-dispersive X-ray microanalysis (EDX) in the scanning electron microscope showed similar elemental composition. Accordingly, the further investigations could concentrate on this blackmail attempt in spite of numerous other confession letters received.
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Bundesministerium für Inneres der Republik Osterreich Sicherheitsakademie-Abt. II/5, Institut für Wissenschaft und Forschung, Wein.