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Brass (alchemy)
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A sign used in alchemy to represent the metal brass.
Since brass is an alloy of copper and zinc, its emblem is a combination of two individual symbols; with only one horizontal line across the vertical, this would be symbol for copper (and Venus), but by adding the second line the symbol for zinc is invoked as well.
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Graphical characteristics:
Asymmetric, Closed shape, Monochrome, Contains both straight and curved lines, Has crossing lines.
Category: Alchemical Symbols.
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