The lost-wax casting of icons, utensils, bells, and other items in South India

JOM

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 12-16

  Pillai, R M ^a   Pillai, S G K ^a   Damodaran, A D ^a  

^a REGIONAL RESEARCH LABORATORY CSIR   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; DEFORMATION; HEATING; LIQUID METALS; METAL MELTING; MOLDS;

ARCHAEOLOGY;

METAL CASTINGS;

EID: 0036810658     PISSN: 10474838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02709214     Document Type: Review

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