The composition of 'naturally coloured' late Roman vessel glass from Britain and the implications for models of glass production and supply

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 189-204

  Foster, Harriet E ^a   Jackson, Caroline M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blue green; Chemical composition; HIMT; Levantine 1; Romano British; Vessel glass

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; GLASS; MODELING; PRODUCTIVITY;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 57849102952     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2008.08.008     Document Type: Article

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