Aspects of the production of cobalt-blue glass in Egypt

Archaeometry

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 483-489

  Rehren, Th ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cobalt; Egypt; Glass; Late bronze age; Production

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035511566     PISSN: 0003813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-4754.00031     Document Type: Article

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