Egyptian Bronze-Making

An Egyptian Bronze

bronze handle, believed at 3astet holding that time to be the handle of ,t of Mrs. Mary a menyet, another ceremonial Draper, I9I5 object, but it is obvious now that it belonged to an aegis instead, and undoubtedly to an aegis of Isis, since it is she who is represented in the decoration on its upper part. The counterpoise is almost identical in shape and decoration with the one at the back of t...

A Greek Bronze Vase

When we think of Greek vases we generally have in mind Greek pottery, which has survived in quantity. Clay, one of the most perishable of materials, becomes one of the most indestructible in the firing. In fact, much of our knowledge of ancient civilizations is derived from the potsherds that are found in successive layers on ancient sites; a pot, once fired, may break into a hundred pieces, bu...

Neolithic and Bronze Age

This document comprises a Stage 2 resource assessment and draft research agenda for the Neolithic and Bronze Age (Early – Middle) of the East Midlands. It builds upon the assessments for Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire presented at a seminar at County Hall, Leicester on 28.1.1999 (Bishop 1999; Chapman 1999, Clay 1999a; Membury 1999; Myers ...

Bronze baby syndrome.

Laser Nitriding Method of Making Phosphor Bronze with Surface-embedded Titanium Carbide Particles

(72) Inventors: BEKIR SAMI YILBAS, DHAHRAN (57) ABSTRACT (SA); SOHAIL AKHTAR, DHAHRAN (SA); CIHAN KARATAS’ ANKARA The laser nitriding method of making phosphor bronze with (TR); CHRIS CHATWIN’ BRIGHTON surface-embedded titanium carbide particles involves coating (GB) a cleaned phosphor bronze workpiece with a thin ?lm formed (73) Assignee: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF of a carbonaceous layer mixed w...