Compositional Categories of Ancient Glass
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23364240 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Edward V Sayre (Brookhaven National Laboratory), Ronald W Smith (0000-0002-3665-7966) |
| Year | 1961 |
| Volume | 133 |
| Issue | 3467 |
| Pages | 1824-1826 |
| Publication date | 1961-06-09 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0036-8075 • E-ISSN: 0193-4511 |
| Publisher | American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1126/science.133.3467.1824 |
| PMID | 17818999 |
| OpenAlex | W2027155571 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 175 |
| References cited | 1 |
From chemical analyses of ancient glasses found in Europe, Western Asia, and Africa from roughly the 15th century B.C. until the 12th century A.D., five main compositional categories have become apparent. With the possible exception of lead glasses which are only occasionally encountered in finds from this period, each of the main categories was prevalent over a wide geographic area for a period of at least several centuries. The categories are described in terms of the expected ranges of concentrations of the five elements, magnesium, potassium, manganese, antimony, and lead, which most clearly differentiate the groups.
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| Unique citing works | 175 |
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| Citations per year | 2,78 |
| Citation span | 1963 - 2026 (64) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 164 |