Preliminary insights into the provenance of South Indian copper alloys and images using a holistic approach of comparisons of their lead isotopes and chemical composition with slags and ores

Srinivasan, Sharada (1999) Preliminary insights into the provenance of South Indian copper alloys and images using a holistic approach of comparisons of their lead isotopes and chemical composition with slags and ores. In: Metals in antiquity. BAR International Series 792 . Archaeopress, Oxford, pp. 200-210.

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Abstract: An attempt is made to gain greater insights into probable sources of copper alloys images and artefacts from south India by comparing lead isotope ratios and elemental analyses with those of ores and slags.
Item Type: Book Chapter
Keywords: Provenance; South India; Copper Alloys; Pallava; Chola; Vijayanagara; Early Historic Period; Lead Isotopes; Trace Elements; Slags
Subjects: School of Humanities > Archaeology
Divisions: Schools > Humanities
Date Deposited: 25 Mar 2014 08:56
Last Modified: 25 Mar 2014 08:56
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    URI: http://eprints.nias.res.in/id/eprint/605

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