A scientific investigation on the provenance and technology of a black-figure amphora attributed to the priam group

Archaeometry

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 31-43

  Mirti, P ^a   Perardi, A ^a   Gulmini, M ^a   Preacco, M C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici del Piemonte   (Italy)

Author keywords

Black figure amphora; Energy dispersive x ray analysis; ICP OES; Priam group; Provenance; Reflectance spectroscopy; Scanning electron microscopy; Technology; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; PROVENANCE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

AMPHORA; ZONITOIDES NITIDUS;

EID: 33644785952     PISSN: 0003813X     EISSN: 14754754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4754.2006.00241.x     Document Type: Article

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