Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v1.c29.s5.62

v1.c29.s5.62

Ill. 1.40 Mañjuśrī. Western Tibet. While the body of the deity assays 65.5%. Cu, 30.4C% Zn and only 0.25% As, the lion assays 76% Cu, 13.9% Zn and 6.80% As. The base 90.1% Cu, 0.4% Zn and 7.40% As; the surface contains even higher percentage of As (14.0%) on account of inverse seggregation and renders ‘silvery’ whiteness to the base supporting a ‘golden’ statue.