Analytical and technological study of Roman, Byzantine and Early Islamic (Umayyad) glasses from Al-Fudein archaeological site, Jordan
Part of : Mediterranean archaeology & archaeometry : international journal ; Vol.16, No.1, 2016, pages 257-268
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257-268
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The study investigates the chemical composition and production technology of a set of thirty-nine glass samples from the archaeological site of Al-Fudein, northeast Jordan. The samples cover a long span of time dating back to the Roman, Byzantine and Early Islamic (Umayyad) periods. The X-Ray Fluorescence chemical analyses revealed that the samples are soda-lime-silica natron based glasses. The majority of the samples are most probably of the Levantine type I glass, where the silica might come from the Syrian-Palestinian coast. Manganese and copper are the probable generators of the distinguished purple and turquoise colors. The high content of magnesia and potash of 4 Roman and 1 Umayyad samples might indicate the continuity of using plant ash fluxes in certain production centers during the Roman-Umayyad periods or pointing at a possible limited (but not documented before) inter-regional trade of Sasanian glass during the Roman period
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Byzantine glass, Jordan, Levantine type I, Natron, Plant ash, Production technology, Roman glass, Umayyad glass
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