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Table 3 Cross-sectional EDS results obtained on S-2 and S-3 samples

From: Brass products in the coronet excavated from an M2-numbered Sui-Tang-dynasty tomb situated in Kun Lun Company in Xi'an, Shaanxi

Analyzed area

Average composition

Cu

Zn

Sn

Fe

Pb

S

Cl

wt%

at%

wt%

at%

wt%

at%

wt%

at%

wt%

at%

wt%

at%

wt%

at%

A (Fig. 3a)

83.6

84.9

12.5

12.3

2.9

1.6

1.0

1.2

N

N

N

N

N

N

B (Fig. 3b)

83.4

84.9

12.0

11.9

3.4

1.8

1.2

1.4

N

N

N

N

N

N

C (Fig. 3c)

84.0

85.7

10.7

10.6

4.0

2.2

1.4

1.6

N

N

N

N

N

N

D (Fig. 3d)

82.8

84.2

12.4

12.2

3.2

1.8

1.6

1.9

N

N

N

N

N

N

E (Fig. 3c)

98.5

97.3

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

1.5

2.7

F (Fig. 3c)

91.2

93.8

N

N

6.6

3.6

2.2

2.6

N

N

N

N

N

N

G (Fig. 3d)

92.8

94.0

3.7

3.6

2.9

1.6

0.7

0.8

N

N

N

N

N

N

H (Fig. 3d)

9.9

14.9

1.6

2.4

3.2

2.6

N

N

69.4

32.3

15.9

47.9

N

N

I (Fig. 3b)

13.3

32.4

2.0

4.6

N

N

N

N

84.7

78.3

N

N

N

N

  1. N the element was not detected