How Microanalysis Can Be Discriminant on Black Pompeian Wares

Autor: Laura Medeghini, Michela Botticelli, Giorgia Di Fusco, Silvano Mignardi, Caterina De Vito, Fulvio Coletti
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Crystals
Volume 10
Issue 10
Crystals, Vol 10, Iss 879, p 879 (2020)
ISSN: 2073-4352
DOI: 10.3390/cryst10100879
Popis: In the present work the advantages of punctual approaches are discussed in the discrimination of black wares from the Sanctuary of Venus Fisica (Pompeii, Italy), dated between the 2nd and 1st century BC. Black-gloss ware and "bucchero" samples are analyzed by a multi-analytical approach including optical microscopy (OM), X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD), scanning electron microscopy with Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (SEM-EDS) and electron microprobe analysis (EMPA) to investigate the mineralogical and petrographic features of these artefacts. Grain size, firing conditions and potter&rsquo
s expertise influenced the final appearance of the superficial decorative black layer. In addition, punctual chemical analysis was fundamental to verify the archaeological indication of specific production sites.
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