Roman wheel-cut engraving, dyeing and painting microquartz gemstones

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 227-238

  Rosenfeld, Amnon ^a   Dvorachek, Michael ^a   Amorai Stark, Shua ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

^b KAYE ACADEMIC COLLEGE OF EDUCATION   (Israel)

Author keywords

Abrasives; Chemical analysis; Dyeing; Engravings; Gemstones; Lubricant agents; Microquartz; Painting; Roman period

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CRAFT PRODUCTION; CUTTING; DYE; GEMSTONE; QUARTZ;

EID: 0037311244     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.2002.0829     Document Type: Article

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