Table 1. Description of samples Q1 to Q5.

From: The story of the “Qiulai” qin unraveled by radiocarbon dating, Chinese inscriptions and material characterization

Sample

Location

Material composition

Q1

Bottom of the foot pool

Wood

Q2

Pillar – back of the qin

Wood

Q3

Foot

Wood

Q4

String

Silk

Q5

Coating crack near the foot pool

Coating stratigraphy

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