Levantine goblets and Egyptian windows
Glass consumption and supply at early Byzantine Ephesus
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6433392 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J Henderson (0000-0003-0923-5829, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, corresponding author), Sabine Ladstaetter (Austrian Academy of Sciences), Helmut Schwaiger (0000-0003-4348-794X, Austrian Academy of Sciences), Yvette Sablerolles |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 69 |
| Pages | 105487-105487 |
| Publication date | 2025-11-27 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Archaeological Science Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2352-409X • E-ISSN: 2352-4103 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105487 |
| OpenAlex | W7106796373 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 30 |
This is the first scientific study of the mainly 7th century early Byzantine glasses from the prestigious Verulanus Halls in Ephesus. It provides evidence, using electron probe microanalysis, for the use of natron for vessel and window glass. The forty samples of goblets, bowls, lamps and windows consist of 11 Levantine glasses, 4 Roman glasses, 6 HIMT glasses, a single possible Egypt 1 glass and 18 Foy 2.1 glasses. There are single examples of HIMT high iron and Foy 2 high iron. This compositional categorisation has been determined by examining the relative levels of aluminium, titanium and silicon oxides as well as iron, manganese and calcium oxide. Some are of a relatively ‘pristine’ (unrecycled) chemical composition, which suggests that the objects could be obtained with relative ease from the Levant and Egypt, perhaps a reflection of a tightly controlled trade system driven by social elites of Ephesus. Foy 2.1 glasses may have been imported from Egypt in raw form to make windows on or near the site to minimise breakage. There is a relatively clear correlation between glass colour and its source: Levantine glasses are all aqua green whereas Egyptian glass are mainly shades of brown or greenish-brown.
Byzantine architecture · Consumption (sociology) · Glass recycling · Reflection (computer programming) · Southern Levant · Window (computing) · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |