A Tale of Two Tiles: Characterization of Floor Tiles from the Nineteenth-Century Akko Tower Shipwreck (Israel)

Fragments of decorated floor tiles were retrieved from the Akko Tower shipwreck, Israel. Most tiles were made of bright brown fired clay with a white glaze decorated with colored stenciled motifs (Type A); and others consisted of a red-brown fired clay body, coated with a brown pigment covered with...

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Main Authors: Alexandra Inberg, Dana Ashkenazi, Yishai Feldman, Omri Dvir, Deborah Cvikel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-11-01
Series:Coatings
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6412/10/11/1091