A Mosaic of Colors: Investigating Production Technologies of Roman Glass Tesserae from Northeastern Italy

A Mosaic of Colors: Investigating Production Technologies of Roman Glass Tesserae from Northeastern Italy

In the current study, a set of 60 glass tesserae from two disrupted Roman mosaics located in Pordenone and Trento (northeastern Italy) are analyzed, with the aim of investigating the coloring and opacification techniques, with a focus on the causes of specific textural features. All the available co...

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Main Authors: Sarah Maltoni, Alberta Silvestri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-06-01
Series:Minerals
Subjects:
Roman glass tesserae
micro-texture
coloring
opacification
Italy
SEM
XRD
EPMA
production technology
archaeometry
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/8/6/255

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