Waste glass, vessels and window-panes from thamusida (Morocco): Grouping natron-based blue-green and colourless roman glasses

Archaeometry

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 609-639

  Gliozzo, E ^a   Barbone, A Santagostino ^b   D'Acapito, F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b Opificio delle Pietre Dure   (Italy)

^c IOM CNR LABORATORIO TASC   (Italy)

Author keywords

Morocco; Provenance and technology; Roman glass; Thamusida; XAS Fe K Mn K EDGE

Indexed keywords

GLASS; MAGNESIUM; POTASSIUM; PROVENANCE;

MOROCCO; RABAT-SALE-ZEMMOUR-ZAER; THAMUSIDA;

EID: 84879416460     PISSN: 0003813X     EISSN: 14754754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4754.2012.00696.x     Document Type: Article

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