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- Title
PIXE-PIGE analyses of Byzantine glass bracelets (10th-13th centuries AD) from Isaccea, Romania.
- Authors
Bugoi, R.; Poll, I.; Mănucu-Adameşteanu, Gh.; Calligaro, T.; Pichon, L.; Pacheco, C.
- Abstract
This paper reports the particle induced X-ray emission (PIXE) and particle induced gamma-ray emission (PIGE) analyses of 78 glass bracelet fragments discovered in the Byzantine fortified settlement of Isaccea, Romania (10th-13th centuries AD). The chemical composition of the glass was used to identify the raw materials and manufacturing techniques. Most of the bracelets turned out to be soda-lime-silica glasses, but lead and soda-lime-lead glasses were also identified. The PIXE-PIGE data revealed the glass chromophores and provided clues about the pigments used to decorate the external surfaces of some bracelets-lead stannate and gold alloy. The analytical results showed that the bracelets were manufactured by recycling different types of coloured glass, probably in a local workshop.
- Subjects
ROMANIA; PARTICLE induced X-ray emission; GAMMA rays; GLASS composites; GLASS chemistry; RAW materials; CHROMOPHORES; SURFACES (Technology)
- Publication
Journal of Radioanalytical & Nuclear Chemistry, 2016, Vol 307, Issue 2, p1021
- ISSN
0236-5731
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10967-015-4240-0