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(b) High tin bronzes may be defined as those icons containing 10 per cent or more tin in their composition (samples 4-11). Probably this tradition was introduced gradually with the availability of tin and influence of the Pāla artistes. Most of these contained sufficient proportions of lead, No. 11 containing the metal more than ten per cent. Some of the icons (Nos. 5, 8 and 10) containing 6-9 per cent Zn may be termed as zinc bronzes or tin brasses.