Michael Cowell
Biographic Data
| ID | 5405288 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael Cowell |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael |
| FAMILY NAME | Cowell |
| SIGNATURE | COWELL M |
| AFFILIATIONS | British Museum |
| ORCID | 0009-0000-0421-9470 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 91 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1972 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Assay and refining of gold in the post-medieval Islamic world
This paper describes the analysis of the Moroccan gold coins, jewellery and ingots from the 17th-century Salcombe Bay Treasure. Their trace element content gives information on the likely provenance of the gold and their fineness gives information on both quality control and refining methods. These can be compared to the methods described in the contemporary Al-asdāf al-munfadda can ahkām cilm sancat addīnār wal-fidda, an important Moroccan treat…
Britain's First Brass
Stamps on the blade of a sword from the Thames, originally considered to be Anglo-Saxon, now place the sword stylistically in the La Tène II period (late third to early second century BC). X-ray fluorescence tests have shown that the gold-coloured foil covering the stamps consists of 80 per cent copper and 20 per cent zinc, this being the formula for brass. The sword therefore represents the earliest known use of brass in Britain
The ‘Armada Service’
Discovered in a potato barn in a small Devonshire village in 1827 (fig. I), the ‘Armada Service’ is one of the most important groups of English silver to have been found in England. It consists of a set of twenty-six parcel-gilt dishes, engraved with the arms of Sir Christopher Harris of Radford, Devon ( c . 1553–1625), and those of his wife, Mary Sydenham (fig. 2). The dishes form part of the dining silver accumulated by Sir Christopher between …
A Silver Bowl of Artaxerxes I
Etude d'un bol d'argent, recemment acquis par le British Museum de Londres, portant une inscription d'Artaxerxes Ier (465-425 av. J.-C.)
An Imported Renaissance Stove-Tile From Dover in the Collections of the Society of Antiquaries
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The Trace Element Composition of Polished Flint Axes as an Indicator of Source
Atomic Absorption Techniques in Archaeology
Prehistoric Flint Mines and Their Identification as Sources of Raw Material
S This paper is a statistical and geological study of the results of analysis of flint from British and West European flint mines, carried out by emission and atomic absorption spectroscopy. Groups of flint specimens were studied from each geographically separate flint mining area. Flints were analysed for a group of easily measured trace elements shown by previous work to be generally present. The ratios between the trace elements form a consist…
Atomic Absorption Techniques in Archaeology
Prehistoric Flint Mines and Their Identification as Sources of Raw Material
S This paper is a statistical and geological study of the results of analysis of flint from British and West European flint mines, carried out by emission and atomic absorption spectroscopy. Groups of flint specimens were studied from each geographically separate flint mining area. Flints were analysed for a group of easily measured trace elements shown by previous work to be generally present. The ratios between the trace elements form a consist…
The Trace Element Composition of Polished Flint Axes as an Indicator of Source
The ‘Armada Service’
Discovered in a potato barn in a small Devonshire village in 1827 (fig. I), the ‘Armada Service’ is one of the most important groups of English silver to have been found in England. It consists of a set of twenty-six parcel-gilt dishes, engraved with the arms of Sir Christopher Harris of Radford, Devon ( c . 1553–1625), and those of his wife, Mary Sydenham (fig. 2). The dishes form part of the dining silver accumulated by Sir Christopher between …
Britain's First Brass
Stamps on the blade of a sword from the Thames, originally considered to be Anglo-Saxon, now place the sword stylistically in the La Tène II period (late third to early second century BC). X-ray fluorescence tests have shown that the gold-coloured foil covering the stamps consists of 80 per cent copper and 20 per cent zinc, this being the formula for brass. The sword therefore represents the earliest known use of brass in Britain
A Silver Bowl of Artaxerxes I
Etude d'un bol d'argent, recemment acquis par le British Museum de Londres, portant une inscription d'Artaxerxes Ier (465-425 av. J.-C.)
Prehistoric Flint Mines and Their Identification as Sources of Raw Material
S This paper is a statistical and geological study of the results of analysis of flint from British and West European flint mines, carried out by emission and atomic absorption spectroscopy. Groups of flint specimens were studied from each geographically separate flint mining area. Flints were analysed for a group of easily measured trace elements shown by previous work to be generally present. The ratios between the trace elements form a consist…
Atomic Absorption Techniques in Archaeology
The Trace Element Composition of Polished Flint Axes as an Indicator of Source
An Imported Renaissance Stove-Tile From Dover in the Collections of the Society of Antiquaries
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
A Silver Bowl of Artaxerxes I
Etude d'un bol d'argent, recemment acquis par le British Museum de Londres, portant une inscription d'Artaxerxes Ier (465-425 av. J.-C.)
The ‘Armada Service’
Discovered in a potato barn in a small Devonshire village in 1827 (fig. I), the ‘Armada Service’ is one of the most important groups of English silver to have been found in England. It consists of a set of twenty-six parcel-gilt dishes, engraved with the arms of Sir Christopher Harris of Radford, Devon ( c . 1553–1625), and those of his wife, Mary Sydenham (fig. 2). The dishes form part of the dining silver accumulated by Sir Christopher between …
Britain's First Brass
Stamps on the blade of a sword from the Thames, originally considered to be Anglo-Saxon, now place the sword stylistically in the La Tène II period (late third to early second century BC). X-ray fluorescence tests have shown that the gold-coloured foil covering the stamps consists of 80 per cent copper and 20 per cent zinc, this being the formula for brass. The sword therefore represents the earliest known use of brass in Britain
Assay and refining of gold in the post-medieval Islamic world
This paper describes the analysis of the Moroccan gold coins, jewellery and ingots from the 17th-century Salcombe Bay Treasure. Their trace element content gives information on the likely provenance of the gold and their fineness gives information on both quality control and refining methods. These can be compared to the methods described in the contemporary Al-asdāf al-munfadda can ahkām cilm sancat addīnār wal-fidda, an important Moroccan treat…
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