High tin bronzes with 20-23% Sn were also used extensively in ancient
China (Warring state period, 400-200 BC) to make mirrors. Please see Kong,
Xiangxin & Liu Yiman. 1984. Zhongguo Gudai Tongjing (Ancient mirrors in
China). Beijing: Wenwu Chubanshe.
Jianjun MEI
Dpartment of Archaeology
University of Cambridge
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