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Reverse paintings on glass--a new approach for dating and localization.

G. HampelJosef RiedererStefan ZaunerInma Conejos Sánchez

subject

ProvenanceRadiationImpurityGlass manufactureMineralogyFluxNeutron activation analysisQuartzGeologyArchaeological science

description

Samples from 20 reverse paintings on glass from different regions have been analyzed by NAA with the aim to deduce the place and date of their origin. A separation of earlier and later paintings was due to different concentrations of K and Na, because a sodium-containing flux came into use after 1870. Since in southern Germany quartz sand, and in the eastern area quartz rock had been used for glass manufacture, specific impurities could be used to distinguish southern from eastern glasses.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2009-12-01Applied radiation and isotopes : including data, instrumentation and methods for use in agriculture, industry and medicine
10.1016/j.apradiso.2009.04.020https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19539485