Chemical analysis and computed tomography of metallic inclusions in Roman glass to unveil ancient coloring methods

Abstract This paper describes the analysis of two near-spherical metallic inclusions partially incorporated within two Roman raw glass slags in order to elucidate the process that induced their formation and to determine whether their presence was related to ancient glass colouring processes. The th...

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Main Authors: Francesca Di Turo, Giulia Moro, Alessia Artesani, Fauzia Albertin, Matteo Bettuzzi, Davide Cristofori, Ligia Maria Moretto, Arianna Traviglia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-90541-8