Chemical analysis of 369 Chinese ritual bronzes. The major elements (Cu, Sn and Pb) were measured using atomic absorption spectroscopy and the trace elements using neutron activation analysis.
bronzeA data.frame with 88 observations and 22 variables (chemical elements):
integer: catalog number.
integer: chronology (typology).
ordered factor: dynasty name.
numeric: Cu content (ppm).
numeric: Sn content (ppm).
numeric: Pb content (ppm).
numeric: Zn content (ppm).
numeric: Au content (ppm).
numeric: Ag content (ppm).
numeric: As content (ppm).
numeric: Sb content (ppm).
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Other chemical data:
kommos,
verre