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Evidence of glass bead‐making in the early Islamic Iberian Peninsula
Abstract Glass beads from two Islamic archaeological sites in the Tagus valley in central Spain were selected and analysed by laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA‐ICP‐MS), and a subset of samples (n = 6) was analysed for Pb isotopes by multicollector thermal ionization mass spectrometry (MC‐TIMS).
Cristina Boschetti +4 more
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On the nature of ceramics technology: from Empedocles to Dawkins
Abstract This contribution discusses salient aspects of the development of ceramics technology from its invention to the present, and the role ceramics have played during the cultural development and technological progress of ancient and modern societies. The conjecture is being advanced that the transformation of ceramic production modes from holistic,
Robert B. Heimann
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This research constitutes a systematic archaeological and archaeometric study on ornamental vitreous material from Spain dated to the Late and Final Bronze Age (LBA–FBA, about 1650–900 cal BCE).
Alberto Lorrio Alvarado +4 more
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A FAIENCE HEAD OF A BEARDED MALE FROM TEL ABEL BETH MAACAH: ICONOGRAPHY, TECHNOLOGY AND CONTEXT
Summary A faience head depicting a bearded male was unearthed in a ninth‐century BC context at Tel Abel Beth Maacah, located on the modern Israel‐Lebanese border. During the Iron Age, the site was at the interface between the kingdoms of Israel and Aram‐Damascus and the Phoenician city‐states of Tyre and Sidon.
N. Yahalom‐Mack +5 more
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Ultra-high resolution Fourier domain optical coherence tomography for resolving thin layers in painted works of art [PDF]
While OCT has been applied to the non-invasive examination of the stratigraphy of paint layers in recent years, it has been recognized that the resolutions of commercially available OCT cannot compete in depth resolution with conventional microscopic ...
C. S. Cheung +3 more
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AN AEGEAN MIRROR FROM HALA SULTAN TEKKE, CYPRUS
Summary This study deals with the results of the 2023 fieldwork at the extramural cemetery of the Late Bronze Age harbour city of Hala Sultan Tekke. One of the three excavated tombs in 2023 was the undisturbed Chamber Tomb XX, which is dated around 1300 BC.
Rainer Feldbacher +4 more
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Study Of Color Conversion By Time In Ancient Egyptian Faience Artifacts
The Ancient Egyptians manufactured faience beads, amulets, rings, bracelets, scarabs, small figurines, bowls, tiles, as well as pieces for inlayment of their ornaments, since the predynastic age (3050 B.C.), and continued through the Roman period (30 B.C).
Helmi, Fatma M., Abdel-Rehim, Nagwa S.
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Egyptian faience is a hallmark of ancient Egypt culture and is probably known to everyone who has visited the Egyptian gallery of a museum. This book examines the technology of making this vitreous material and outlines its long history, which stretches ...
Nicholson, Paul Thomas
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Blue faience small Egyptian scarab. Some unusual designs on the bottom. Generally well preserved and no damage. Part of the Lovelace Collection.
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Probing beneath the surface: a study of Ancient Egyptian faience
Theoretical thesis.Bibliography: pages 59-63.1 Introduction -- 2 Perspectives on Egyptian faience -- 3 Experimental Method -- 4 An artefact of any colour would look as sweet -- 5 The recent or entire history of an artefact?
Whitford, Michelle
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