Analysis of polychromy binder on Qin Shihuang's Terracotta Warriors by immunofluorescence microscopy

Journal of Cultural Heritage

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 244-248

  Hu, Wenjing ^a   Zhang, Kun ^b   Zhang, Hui ^b   Zhang, Bingjian ^a,b   Rong, Bo ^c  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c The Museum of Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Emperor Qin Shihuang Lintong   (China)

Author keywords

Binder; Immunofluorescence microscopy; Polychromy; Qin's Terracotta Warriors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925365839     PISSN: 12962074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.culher.2014.05.003     Document Type: Article

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