44739
Accession Number
7257
Author
De Grinberg, D.M.K.; Franco, F.
Title Of Journal Book
Escavacion de las Ruinas de Toeina, Chiapas: Objetos de Metal
Publisher
Mission Archéologique et Ethnologique;Francaise au Mexique.
Literature Type
Monograph
Literature Level
Monographic
Abstract
Nine bells and nine rings of cuprous alloy and three sets of gold leaf fragments found in controlled excavations of the Tonina ruins, Chiapas, were analyzed by x-ray fluorescence, atomic absorption and metallography. Results are compared with those of similar objects from Monte Alban and the Sacred Cenote at Chichen Itza. The bells and rings are cast copper while the gold leaf is a ternary alloy which is rnade by adding copper to native argentiferous gold. -- AATA
pub_id
44739
Title Of Journal Book Translated
Excavations of the Tonina Ruins, Chiapas: Metal objects