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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...
- 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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Corinthian bronze Electrum Hepatizon Panchaloha Shakudō
Shibuichi Thokcha Tumbaga "The
Internet classics Archive |
Critias by Plato". classics.mit.edu. Paragraph...
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advantage to the
Roman soldier." In pre-Columbian America,
objects made of
tumbaga, an
alloy of
copper and gold,
started being produced in
Panama and Costa...
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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...
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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...
- 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...
- also
known as
Black Corinthian Bronze Electrum –
Alloy of gold and
silver Tumbaga –
Alloy of gold and
copper used in pre-Columbian
Mesoamerica Shakudō –...
- an
alloy of
meteoric iron or "thunderbolt iron"
commonly used in
Tibet Tumbaga – a
similar material,
originating in Pre-Columbian
America Chisholm, Hugh...
