Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v1.c28.s8.t5.25
Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v1.c28.s8.t5.25
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Several Himalayan icons analysed by Uhlig (1980) and two Pāla period (AD 750-1150 AD) figures reported by Schroeder (1981) have been found to be fire-gilt. Oddy et al. (1981: 88) have quoted T.G. Padley of the British Museum who undertook X-ray fluorescence spectrometry and emission spectrography work and detected mercury on the gilt surfaces of the following icons: