Studies on the redeposition of copper in Jin bronzes from Tianma-Qucun, Shanxi, China

Studies in Conservation

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 242-250

  Wang, Quanyu ^a   Merkel, John F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0011275581     PISSN: 00393630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/sic.2001.46.4.242     Document Type: Article

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