Plating and Surface Treatments on Ancient Metalwork

This paper presents an overview of techniques employed in antiquity—in different regions and at different times—for decorating metals by plating or applying surface treatments. Quite often the intention was to disguise metals and alloys to give the impression of better-quality materials. In other ca...

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Main Author: Alessandra Giumlia-Mair
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co. Ltd. 2020-12-01
Series:Advances in Archaeomaterials
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667136020300017