DECORATED ARCHAIC POTTERY FROM THE HERACLES SANCTUARY AT THEBES: A MATERIALS, TECHNOLOGY AND PROVENANCE STUDY

Forty‐seven decorated samples of Archaic pottery excavated at a Heracles sanctuary (Thebes, Boeotia) were studied through a combined surface and body approach, using non‐destructive techniques. Most of the samples were archaeologically classified as Theban/Boeotian, others as Corinthian and a few as...

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Published in:	Archaeometry Vol. 55; no. 5; pp. 806 - 824
Main Authors:	MASTROTHEODOROS, G., BELTSIOS, K. G., ZACHARIAS, N., ARAVANTINOS, V., KALLIGA, K.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01-10-2013 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
Subjects:	ARCHAIC POTTERY Ceramics PIGMENTS PROVENANCE SEM-EDAX SLIP THEBES XRF
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Summary:	Forty‐seven decorated samples of Archaic pottery excavated at a Heracles sanctuary (Thebes, Boeotia) were studied through a combined surface and body approach, using non‐destructive techniques. Most of the samples were archaeologically classified as Theban/Boeotian, others as Corinthian and a few as possibly Euboean. The techniques employed were optical microscopy and SEM–EDAX (micromorphology and compositional analysis of the surfaces) and XRF for the analysis of the ceramic body. The results provided information on the technological level of the collected pottery as well as on the relation of the chemistry and micromorphology of the pigments, aimed at assisting provenance studies.
Bibliography:	ark:/67375/WNG-PG4TXQXV-7 istex:2B82C6847135E07F8B20BA4781D9B3AD01BA2EBA ArticleID:ARCM705
ISSN:	0003-813X 1475-4754
DOI:	10.1111/j.1475-4754.2012.00705.x