Chemical cleaning of soiled deposits and encrustations on archaeological glass: A diagnostic and practical study

Journal of Cultural Heritage

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 97-108

  Abd Allah, Ramadan ^a,b  

^a Cairo University ^*  (Egypt)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Archaeological glass; Chemical cleaning; Encrustations; Examination; Soiled deposits

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875625205     PISSN: 12962074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.culher.2012.03.010     Document Type: Article

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