ALLEN'S AUTHENTICATION OF ANCIENT CHINESE BRONZES *BK41

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"Allen's Authentication of Ancient Chinese Bronzes" by Anthony J. Allen.  Hardcover with dust jacket.  Like new.

We get asked all the time about what books are best to detect fake ancient bronze artifacts.  Despite this book focusing on ancient Chinese bronzes, the rules are all the same and the techniques for faking or determining if and ancient bronze is altered, are all the same.  This book will help you in discerning ALL ancient culture bronzes with respect to alterations or fakes! 

An authoritative guide for use in the dating of ancient Chinese bronzes . Begins with an introduction to Chinese bronzes and bronze casting techniques of ancient China. Later chapters discuss authentication techniques in general and include sections dealing with metallurgical analysis, x-ray thermoluminescence, carbon-14 dating, high power microscopy, and digital scanning scientific procedures. There are also chapters that discuss patination and corrosion, positive visual considerations in authentication, inlaid designs and inscriptions. Also included is a catalog of what Allen considers to be affordable bronzes and a chapter on fakes and forgeries and their detection. Includes over 250 illustrations in color including close-ups and x-rays.

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