Direct Evidence of Primary Glass Production in Late Bronze Age Amarna, Egypt
Direct evidence of primary glass production in Amarna, Egypt
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8353972 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Melina Smirniou (British Museum), Thilo Rehren (0000-0002-9169-1198, University College London), Th Rehren |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 58-80 |
| Publication date | 2011-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Archaeometry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-813X • E-ISSN: 1475-4754 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1475-4754.2010.00521.x |
| OpenAlex | W2169063883 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 43 |
| References cited | 23 |
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-rich crystal phases, but no added colorant. However, several samples of semi-finished glass have antimony oxide levels comparable to those of finished white glass, suggesting that the opacifier was added to the initial glass-making batch. The results are discussed in comparison with the evidence for glass-making from Qantir – Pi-Ramesse, identifying some close technical similarities, which indicate that the same technological processes were used at both sites for the production of glass
Antimony · Antimony oxide · Archaeology · Bronze · Composite material · Glass industry · Glass production · Glass recycling · Lead glass · Metallurgy · Mineralogy · Oxide · Quartz · Soda-lime glass · Building materials and conservation · Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis · Engineering · Geology · History · Materials Science · Mineralogy and Gemology Studies
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| Unique citing works | 43 |
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| Citations per year | 2,87 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2025 (15) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 39 |