Note on the identification of an unusual pale blue corrosion product from Egyptian copper alloy artifacts

Studies in Conservation

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 63-67

  Thickett, David ^a   Odlyha, Marianne ^b  

^a BRITISH MUSEUM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0013376548     PISSN: 00393630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/sic.2000.45.1.63     Document Type: Article

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