Sand for Roman glass production: An experimental and philological study on source of supply

Archaeometry

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 415-432

  Silvestri, A ^a   Molin, G ^a   Salviulo, G ^a   Schievenin, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Campanian littoral sand; Melting experiments; Mineralogical and chemical analysis; Philological analysis; Pliny; Roman glass; Selective grinding

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GLASS; MANUFACTURING; MINERALOGY; TECHNOLOGY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; LAZIO; ROMA [LAZIO]; ROME; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33746567355     PISSN: 0003813X     EISSN: 14754754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4754.2006.00264.x     Document Type: Article

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