GOLD IS EARNED FROM THE PRODUCTION OF THAI GOLD LEAF

Thai people like to cover sacred objects or things dear to them with gold leaf.. Statues of Buddha are sometimes covered with so many layers of gold leaf that they become formless figures, that can hardly be recognized. Portraits of beloved ancestors, statues of elephants and grave tombs are often c...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dirk Bax
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universitas Gadjah Mada 2010-06-01
Series:Indonesian Journal of Chemistry
Online Access:https://jurnal.ugm.ac.id/ijc/article/view/21943