An Experimental Diachronic Exploration of Patination Methodology of Dark Patinated (Arsenical) Copper Alloys on Case Studies from the Eastern Mediterranean Bronze Age and Early Iron Age
Artificially patinated copper alloys are found archaeologically in polychrome artefacts from the 19th century BC Egypt to historical and contemporary Japan. The unusual colour variations observed in these patinas, ranging from black to blue to purple, is due to a minor amount of gold (Au) and silver...
Main Author: | Marianne Talma |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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EXARC
2018-02-01
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Series: | EXARC Journal |
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Online Access: | https://exarc.net/ark:/88735/10337 |
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