Elephant bone or elephant tusk? A simple method of distinguishing between the two in Byzantine art
ABSTRACT Modern elephant tusk is compared with Byzantine plaques as regards the surface microstructure by means of macrophotography. We are thus able to illustrate the differences between elephant bone and elephant tusk, whereas many exhibitions and publications wrongly refer to ivory as elephant bo...
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| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2004
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Byzantinische Zeitschrift
Year: 2004, Volume: 97, Issue: 1, Pages: 139-142 |
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