Production Technology of Glazed Pottery in Chalcis, Euboea, during the Middle Byzantine Period
This paper focuses on various categories of glazed pottery, which were in circulation in western Euboea (Greece) during the Middle Byzantine and Late Byzantine periods. The production technology and particularly the surface treatment of Byzantine glazed pottery have been investigated on the basis of...
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| description | This paper focuses on various categories of glazed pottery, which were in circulation in western Euboea (Greece) during the Middle Byzantine and Late Byzantine periods. The production technology and particularly the surface treatment of Byzantine glazed pottery have been investigated on the basis of 56 ceramic fragments from a rescue excavation in Orionos street in Chalkis, Euboea. This paper focuses on the manufacture of glazed pottery within the local pottery repertoire of Chalkis, while trying to contextualise the pottery typology and to consider the issues of technology. The chemical analysis by non-invasive energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (XRF) and Scanning electron microscopy (SEM-EDS) provided information about the compositional variation of the examined glazed ceramics assemblage. Moreover, sections of the samples were examined by optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) in order to determine the microstructure of the samples, as well as the vitrification and the porosity of the ceramic body. Finally, X-ray diffraction (XRD) was applied for qualitative mineralogical analysis indicating presence or absence of high temperature phases and information about firing conditions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fe688c2b66744121a949c3ac12ff43612023-11-23T08:37:22ZengMDPI AGHeritage2571-94082021-11-01444473449410.3390/heritage4040247Production Technology of Glazed Pottery in Chalcis, Euboea, during the Middle Byzantine PeriodAdamantia Panagopoulou0Joanita Vroom1Anno Hein2Vassilis Kilikoglou3Department of World Archaeology, Faculty of Archaeology, Leiden University, Einsteinweg 2, 2333 CC Leiden, The NetherlandsDepartment of World Archaeology, Faculty of Archaeology, Leiden University, Einsteinweg 2, 2333 CC Leiden, The NetherlandsNational Center for Scientific Research “Demokritos”, Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Aghia Paraskevi, 15341 Athens, GreeceNational Center for Scientific Research “Demokritos”, Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Aghia Paraskevi, 15341 Athens, GreeceThis paper focuses on various categories of glazed pottery, which were in circulation in western Euboea (Greece) during the Middle Byzantine and Late Byzantine periods. The production technology and particularly the surface treatment of Byzantine glazed pottery have been investigated on the basis of 56 ceramic fragments from a rescue excavation in Orionos street in Chalkis, Euboea. This paper focuses on the manufacture of glazed pottery within the local pottery repertoire of Chalkis, while trying to contextualise the pottery typology and to consider the issues of technology. The chemical analysis by non-invasive energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (XRF) and Scanning electron microscopy (SEM-EDS) provided information about the compositional variation of the examined glazed ceramics assemblage. Moreover, sections of the samples were examined by optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) in order to determine the microstructure of the samples, as well as the vitrification and the porosity of the ceramic body. Finally, X-ray diffraction (XRD) was applied for qualitative mineralogical analysis indicating presence or absence of high temperature phases and information about firing conditions.https://www.mdpi.com/2571-9408/4/4/247ChalkisEuboeaglazed potterypigmentsoptical microscopyX-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) |
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| title | Production Technology of Glazed Pottery in Chalcis, Euboea, during the Middle Byzantine Period |
| title_full | Production Technology of Glazed Pottery in Chalcis, Euboea, during the Middle Byzantine Period |
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| title_short | Production Technology of Glazed Pottery in Chalcis, Euboea, during the Middle Byzantine Period |
| title_sort | production technology of glazed pottery in chalcis euboea during the middle byzantine period |
| topic | Chalkis Euboea glazed pottery pigments optical microscopy X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) |
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