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depletion gilding (gilding (technique), metallizing, ... Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Subtractive process which progressively removes base metals from a gold-containing alloy to produce a nearly pure layer of gold. Depletion gilding was used in ancient Greece, in Egypt in the second century BC, and in pre-Columbian America.
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| depletion gilding (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,U)
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| surface enrichment (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
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| differential pickling (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
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| nise en couleur (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
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| gilding, depletion (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
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| mise en couleur (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: K.KT |
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Activities Facet |
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.... Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ <processes and techniques by specific type> (G) |
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............ <additive and joining processes and techniques> (G) |
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................ <surface covering processes and techniques> (G) |
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.................... metallizing (G) |
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........................ gilding (technique) (G) |
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............................ depletion gilding (G) |
Additional Notes: |
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| Dutch ..... Proces waarbij steeds meer basismetalen uit een legering met goud wordt onttrokken, zodat er een laag bijna zuiver goud overblijft. De techniek werd gebruikt in het oude Griekenland, in Egypte in de 2e eeuw v.Chr. en in precolumbiaans Amerika. |
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