tin coating
Egypt
10th Century
Source: Sezgin, Fuat. Science and Technology in Islam, Vol. V. Frankfurt am Main: Institut für Geschichte der Arabisch–Islamischen Wissenschaften, 2010.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
iron, tin
Evidence
"Iron, traces of tin coating, numbers inlaid with brass."
Remarks
A balance specimen preserved in the Science Museum in London, dated to the 4th/10th century, consists of an iron beam with traces of tin coating. It is strikingly similar to another specimen acquired in Egypt (p. 13).
Scientific Analysis
Chemical CompositionSn
Certainty Level
Confirmed
Instrumentally Verified
Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
ColorRed
RegionEgypt
Approx. Year950
Source Information
AuthorSezgin, Fuat. Science and Technology in Islam, Vol. V. Frankfurt am Main: Institut für Geschichte der Arabisch–Islamischen Wissenschaften, 2010.
CollectionBalance specimen (Inventory No. E 1.19)
Language
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