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Tumbaga is the name
given by
Spanish Conquistadors for a non-specific
alloy of gold and copper, and
metals composed of
these elements.
Pieces made of...
- Moro pirates. A
strong earthquake in 1743
caused the bell
tower of the
Tumbaga church to collapse. As a result, the
fragile southwest ridge of
Mount Banahaw's...
- an
alloy Gold
standard in
banking List of
countries by gold
production Tumbaga,
alloy of gold and
copper Iron pyrite, fool's gold
Nordic gold, non-gold...
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accuracy and
detailed designs. The
majority of the gold work is made in
tumbaga alloy, with 30% copper,
which colours the pieces. The
Quimbaya inhabited...
- Gold
Museum in Bogotá, Colombia. Cast
using the lost wax
technique in
Tumbaga alloy around 300 CE, the 777 gram
golden vessel was used as a ceremonial...
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Colored gold
Crown gold
Electrum Shakudō
Shibuichi Sterling silver Argentium Tumbaga Base
metals Br****
Bronze Copper Mokume-gane
Nickel silver (alpacca): Niobium...
- history,
archeology and ethnography. The Gold Museum, with 35,000
pieces of
tumbaga gold,
along with 30,000
objects in ceramic,
stone and textiles, represents...
- gold (aluminium, zinc, tin)
Shakudo (gold)
Tellurium copper (tellurium)
Tumbaga (gold) AlGa (aluminium, gallium)
Galfenol (iron)
Galinstan (indium, tin)...
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elaborated by the
Muisca as part of
their art.
Tunjos were made of gold or
tumbaga; a gold-silver-copper alloy. The
Muisca used
their tunjos in
various instances...
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periods are
mainly pottery and
carved stone. In
classic periods gold and
tumbaga are the most frequent: an
example of this is the
Poporo Quimbaya, which...
