Raman and SEM studies of man-made barium copper silicate pigments in ancient Chinese artifacts

Studies in Conservation

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 81-98

  Ma, Qinglin ^a   Portmann, Armin ^b   Wild, Ferdinand ^b   Berke, Heinz ^b  

^a China National Institute of Cultural Property   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARIUM COMPOUNDS; COMPOSITION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; LEAD; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANCIENT CHINESE ARTIFACTS; BARIUM COPPER SILICATE PIGMENTS; RAMAN MICROSCOPY;

PIGMENTS;

EID: 33746599419     PISSN: 00393630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.23.000081     Document Type: Article

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