Cunchong Sun

Multi–analytical investigation of Eastern Han gilded copper coffin ornaments excavated from Wushan, Chongqing, China

Abstract Six Eastern Han Dynasty gilded copper coffin ornaments excavated from Wushan, Chongqing, were analysed by optical microscopy, SEM-EDS, and Raman spectroscopy. Results reveal all samples were gilded with mercury amalgam and gilded layer thicknesses ranged from 0.3 to 8.0...