Roman blue-green bottle glass: chemical-optical analysis and high temperature viscosity modelling

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 302-309

  Bingham, P A ^a   Jackson, C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bottle; Colour; Glass; Modelling; Optical; Roman; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; REDOX CONDITIONS; VISCOSITY;

EID: 37749000345     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2007.03.011     Document Type: Article

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