Gemstones from vigna barberini at the palatine hill (Rome, Italy)

Archaeometry

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 469-489

  Gliozzo, E ^a   Grassi, N ^b   Bonanni, P ^c   Meneghini, C ^d   Tomei, M A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b INFN SEZIONE DI FIRENZE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^d ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^e Soprintendenza Archeologica di Roma   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gemstone; Pixe; Sr xrd; Vigna barberini

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; GEMSTONE; METHODOLOGY; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

ITALY; LAZIO; ROMA [LAZIO]; ROME;

HELIOTROPIUM; VIGNA;

EID: 79955378024     PISSN: 0003813X     EISSN: 14754754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4754.2010.00558.x     Document Type: Article

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