36307
Accession Number
32770
Title Of Article Chaper
Studies on the iron blade of a shang dynasty bronze yueh-axe unearthed at kao-ch'eng, hopel, china
Title Of Journal Book
Ars orientalis
Volume
11
Pages
259-289
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
The axe, dating from the 14th century b. C., consists of the completely corroded tang of the iron blade embedded in a bronze handle. Metallographic and electron microprobe investigations have been carried out. The results afford conclusive evidence that the iron was of meteoritic origin.
Keywords
Iron, analysis; Iron, metallography; Electron, probe
pub_id
36307