The Lycurgus Cup - A Roman nanotechnology

Gold Bulletin

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 270-277

  Freestone, Ian ^a   Meeks, Nigel ^b   Sax, Margaret ^b   Higgitt, Catherine ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH MUSEUM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 38349189165     PISSN: 00171557     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03215599     Document Type: Article

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