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Spelter is a zinc–lead alloy that ages to resemble bronze, but is softer and has a lower melting point. The name can also refer to a copper–zinc alloy (a brass ) used for brazing , or to pure zinc.
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Pewter was first used around the beginning of the Bronze Age in the Near East.The earliest known piece of pewter was found in an Egyptian tomb, c. 1450 BC, [5] but it is unlikely that this was the first use of the material.
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Thus, the meaning of the ancient Greek word ζειά ([zeiá]) or ζέα is either uncertain or vague, and has been argued to denote einkorn [5] or emmer rather than spelt. [6] Likewise, the ancient Roman grain denoted by the Latin word far , although often translated as 'spelt', was in fact emmer. [ 7 ]
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