Melina Smirniou
Biographic Data
| ID | 6339989 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Melina Smirniou |
| GIVEN NAMES | Melina |
| FAMILY NAME | Smirniou |
| SIGNATURE | SMIRNIOU M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Lincoln |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 58 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Chemical compositional analysis of glass from the north cemetery of ancient Demetrias (Thessaly)
Lisht as a New Kingdom Glass‐Making Site with Its Own Chemical Signature
Lisht is one of a few New Kingdom sites with known glass‐working debris. Here, we present evidence for the primary production of glass at Lisht, including crucible fragments and semi‐finished glass. We also provide 12 new chemical analyses of glass from Lisht, including trace elements. We argue that the glass made at Lisht has a specific chemical signature within the broader range of Late Bronze Age glass compositions from Egypt, further underlin…
The use of technical ceramics in early Egyptian glass-making
We present a detailed description of the layered structure developing in the walls of Egyptian Late Bronze Age glass-making vessels, and in similar vessels successfully replicated in laboratory experiments. The analyses show that this layered discolouration and change in ceramic composition is due to the interaction of the glass batch with the vessel during firing. The formation of this visually striking and easy to recognise pattern is due to th…
Shades of blue – cobalt-copper coloured blue glass from New Kingdom Egypt and the Mycenaean world
La Deiras
Philippa-Touchais Anna, Papadimitriou Nikolas, Touchais Gilles, Bassiakos Yannis, Géorgakopoulou Mirto, Smirniou Melina, Thriantaphyllou Sevi. La Deiras. In: Bulletin de correspondance hellénique. Volume 136-137, livraison 2, 2012. pp. 817-824
Direct Evidence of Primary Glass Production in Late Bronze Age Amarna, Egypt
This paper presents direct archaeological evidence for the primary production of glass at the LBA site of Tell el-Amarna, in the form of numerous finds of semi-finished glass. The diagnostic microstructural and chemical composition of these finds is presented alongside macroscopically similar finds, of shapeless lumps of finished white glass. The semi-finished glass was found to contain numerous inclusions of residual quartz and newly formed lime…
Shades of blue – cobalt-copper coloured blue glass from New Kingdom Egypt and the Mycenaean world
Direct Evidence of Primary Glass Production in Late Bronze Age Amarna, Egypt
This paper presents direct archaeological evidence for the primary production of glass at the LBA site of Tell el-Amarna, in the form of numerous finds of semi-finished glass. The diagnostic microstructural and chemical composition of these finds is presented alongside macroscopically similar finds, of shapeless lumps of finished white glass. The semi-finished glass was found to contain numerous inclusions of residual quartz and newly formed lime…
The use of technical ceramics in early Egyptian glass-making
We present a detailed description of the layered structure developing in the walls of Egyptian Late Bronze Age glass-making vessels, and in similar vessels successfully replicated in laboratory experiments. The analyses show that this layered discolouration and change in ceramic composition is due to the interaction of the glass batch with the vessel during firing. The formation of this visually striking and easy to recognise pattern is due to th…
Lisht as a New Kingdom Glass‐Making Site with Its Own Chemical Signature
Lisht is one of a few New Kingdom sites with known glass‐working debris. Here, we present evidence for the primary production of glass at Lisht, including crucible fragments and semi‐finished glass. We also provide 12 new chemical analyses of glass from Lisht, including trace elements. We argue that the glass made at Lisht has a specific chemical signature within the broader range of Late Bronze Age glass compositions from Egypt, further underlin…
Direct Evidence of Primary Glass Production in Late Bronze Age Amarna, Egypt
This paper presents direct archaeological evidence for the primary production of glass at the LBA site of Tell el-Amarna, in the form of numerous finds of semi-finished glass. The diagnostic microstructural and chemical composition of these finds is presented alongside macroscopically similar finds, of shapeless lumps of finished white glass. The semi-finished glass was found to contain numerous inclusions of residual quartz and newly formed lime…
La Deiras
Philippa-Touchais Anna, Papadimitriou Nikolas, Touchais Gilles, Bassiakos Yannis, Géorgakopoulou Mirto, Smirniou Melina, Thriantaphyllou Sevi. La Deiras. In: Bulletin de correspondance hellénique. Volume 136-137, livraison 2, 2012. pp. 817-824
Shades of blue – cobalt-copper coloured blue glass from New Kingdom Egypt and the Mycenaean world
The use of technical ceramics in early Egyptian glass-making
We present a detailed description of the layered structure developing in the walls of Egyptian Late Bronze Age glass-making vessels, and in similar vessels successfully replicated in laboratory experiments. The analyses show that this layered discolouration and change in ceramic composition is due to the interaction of the glass batch with the vessel during firing. The formation of this visually striking and easy to recognise pattern is due to th…
Chemical compositional analysis of glass from the north cemetery of ancient Demetrias (Thessaly)
Lisht as a New Kingdom Glass‐Making Site with Its Own Chemical Signature
Lisht is one of a few New Kingdom sites with known glass‐working debris. Here, we present evidence for the primary production of glass at Lisht, including crucible fragments and semi‐finished glass. We also provide 12 new chemical analyses of glass from Lisht, including trace elements. We argue that the glass made at Lisht has a specific chemical signature within the broader range of Late Bronze Age glass compositions from Egypt, further underlin…
Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis (5 works) · Archaeology (4 works) · Bronze (4 works) · Building materials and conservation (4 works) · History (4 works) · Materials Science (4 works) · Metallurgy (4 works) · Geology (3 works) · Glass production (3 works) · History (3 works)