Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c41.s7.7

v2.c41.s7.7

A firm and a removable enclosing (*peṭaka*) was made in cases of plating, coating and fixing. Lead, copper or silver objects were coated with a gold-leaf (*ācitakapatra*) on one side or with a twin-leaf fixed with lac etc. (2.14.26-33). Gold, silver or gems were embedded (*piṅka*) in solid or hollow articles by pasting a thick pulp (of gold, silver or gem particles and the cementing agents such as lac, vermilion, red lead) on the object and then heating (2.14.34-42).