The transition of alkaline flux of ancient Chinese faience beads (1046–476 BC): a case study on the samples from Pingdingshan, Henan province
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DOI: 10.1007/s12520-020-01227-7
Abstract: Eleven faience objects unearthed from cemeteries (1046–476 BC) of the Zhou Dynasty in Pingdingshan, Henan province, China, were characterized by scanning electron microscopy–energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry. The analysis results provided information on the chemical composition… read more here.
Keywords: pingdingshan henan; henan province; 1046 476; faience ... See more keywords
Nondestructive characterization of ancient faience beads unearthed from Ya’er cemetery in Xinjiang, Early Iron Age China
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2017.05.086
Abstract: Abstract Faience is a kind of ancient ceramic product which was widely found in many areas. Chinese faience appeared in the Western Zhou Dynasty (1046-771BCE), about three thousand years later than western Asia. The sudden… read more here.
Keywords: cemetery; faience; characterization ancient; central china ... See more keywords
New evidence for the transcontinental spread of early faience
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2020.105093
Abstract: Abstract This paper presents compositional results for six faience beads from Adunqiaolu, an Early Bronze Age site in western Xinjiang, China. It is shown that all analysed samples were made of mixed-alkali flux with sodium… read more here.
Keywords: new evidence; faience; transcontinental spread; evidence transcontinental ... See more keywords
Source of Raw Materials and Its Processing for the Manufacturing of Ptolemaic Faience Bowls from Tell Atrib (Nile Delta, Egypt)
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DOI: 10.3390/ma15186251
Abstract: The provenance of siliceous grain material, the basic source of manufacturing faience items, is still a matter of discussion. The study methods applied so far have not brought satisfactory outcomes, and the results are ambiguous… read more here.
Keywords: manufacturing; material; faience; source ... See more keywords
A Multiproxy Approach to the Reconstruction of an Ancient Manufacturing Technology: A Case Study of a Faience Ptolemaic Bowl from Tell Atrib (Nile Delta)
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DOI: 10.3390/min10090785
Abstract: Faience objects produced from the fourth millennium BC in ancient Egypt are considered as the first high-tech ceramics in human history. Despite extensive studies on manufacturing technology, many aspects of this complex technology remain a… read more here.
Keywords: manufacturing technology; methodology; bowl; faience ... See more keywords