The Leyden and Stockholm Papyri - University of Cincinnati
The Leyden and Stockholm Papyri - University of Cincinnati
The Leyden and Stockholm Papyri - University of Cincinnati
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PLATE IV<br />
Two illustrations depicting the finishing <strong>of</strong> gold jewelry (above) <strong>and</strong> the making<br />
<strong>of</strong> gold leaf (below) for the gilding <strong>of</strong> various objects by the ancient Egyptians.<br />
Many <strong>of</strong> the recipes in the <strong>Leyden</strong> papyrus were intended to produce cheap<br />
substitutes for pure gold <strong>and</strong> several <strong>of</strong> those for metallic inks specify gold<br />
leaf as one <strong>of</strong> the required starting materials.
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