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Paktong

Scope note

An alloy of 45% copper, 30% nickel, 24% zinc, and 1% iron, resembling German silver, first used by the ancient Chinese.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000242126

Broader Terms used

copper-nickel alloy

Term used for

packfong
packtong
tutenag

Created

13yrs ago

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