Evidence for the metallurgical origins of glass at two ancient Egyptian glass factories

MRS Bulletin

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 38-43

  Mass, Jennifer L ^a   Wypyski, Mark T ^b   Stone, Richard E ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART   (United States)

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EID: 10844227504     PISSN: 08837694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/mrs2001.17     Document Type: Article

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