Multi-methodical study of Early Modern Age archaeological glazed ceramics from Prague

0532620 - ARÚ 2021 RIV US eng J - Journal Article
Kloužková, A. - Kohoutková, M. - Kolářová, M. - Blažková, Gabriela - Šefců, R. - Dvořáková, P. - Bajeux Kmoníčková, M.
Multi-methodical study of Early Modern Age archaeological glazed ceramics from Prague.
Heritage Science. Roč. 8, č. 1 (2020), č. článku 82. ISSN 2050-7445. E-ISSN 2050-7445
R&D Projects: GA MK(CZ) DG18P02OVV028
Keywords : glazed ceramics * X-ray analysis * Raman spectroscopy * thermal analysis * Early Modern Age * Prague
OECD category: Archaeology
Impact factor: 2.517, year: 2020
Method of publishing: Open access
https://heritagesciencejournal.springeropen.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s40494-020-00423-x

A series of scientific methods (X-ray analyses, optical and electron microscopy, Raman spectroscopy and thermal analyses) was used to research the ceramic bodies and glazes of forty vessels from Renaissance Prague. The set of Early Modern Age archaeological glazed ceramics contained tableware, kitchenware and technical ceramics. The main aim was to characterise ceramic materials and glazes used over two centuries. Attention was also paid to the identification of defects and corrosion products of the glazes. The archaeological finds include three technical ceramic vessels (a rectifier, a bowl and a jar), which together could have formed a distillation apparatus. The results of the performed analyses determined that the studied vessels were manufactured from raw materials with a high content of a plastic component and that the raw materials did not change significantly during the period from the 15th to 18th centuries. The firing temperature of most of the vessels did not exceed 1000 °C. It was proved that all the glazes were medium- or high-lead content glazes and were coloured with ionic pigments.
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