Elemental Compositions of Kota Cina and Singapore Stoneware Glazes: A Preliminary Study
The high-fired stoneware ceramics found in Kota Cina (North Sumatra Province, Indonesia), and in Singapore represent compelling archaeological evidence of their ancient settlement. In this pilot study, I use scanning electron microscopy (SEM-EDS) techniques to analyse the elemental compositions of s...
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openedition-oai:revues.org:archipel_8236 https://doi.org/10.4000/144xg urn:doi:10.4000/144xg en https://journals.openedition.org/archipel/8236 2025-06-16T02:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/144xg https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/ Elemental Compositions of Kota Cina and Singapore Stoneware Glazes: A Preliminary Study Archipel Association Archipel info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/2104-3655 info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/0044-8613 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/archipel Chi, Alasdair XR Indonésie grès Sumatra Singapour Chine glaçure archéologie composition chimique Indonesia ceramics Sumatra Singapore China glaze archaeology elemental compositions The high-fired stoneware ceramics found in Kota Cina (North Sumatra Province, Indonesia), and in Singapore represent compelling archaeological evidence of their ancient settlement. In this pilot study, I use scanning electron microscopy (SEM-EDS) techniques to analyse the elemental compositions of stoneware glazes from Kota Cina and quantify these recipes using statistical methods. Comparisons are made with glazes from stoneware excavated in Singapore, and with contemporary Chinese ceramics. This aim is to determine if typological similarities and differences between shards correlate with their recipes, and to explore the potential evolution of glaze recipes between sites. Comparisons with Chinese ceramics allow for the contextualisation of these glazes in wider patterns of ceramic production and exchange during the period late eleventh–fourteenth centuries CE. Determining the factors influencing the variety in glaze recipes in Kota Cina and Singapore requires sampling more Southeast Asian and Chinese ceramics belonging to this crucial period. Les grès cuits à haute température trouvés à Kota Cina (province de Sumatra du Nord, Indonésie) et à Singapour constituent des preuves archéologiques de leur occupation ancienne. Dans cette étude pilote, j’utilise des techniques de microscopie électronique à balayage (SEM-EDS) pour analyser les compositions élémentaires des glaçures des grès de Kota Cina et quantifier ces recettes à l’aide de méthodes statistiques. Des comparaisons sont faites avec des glaçures de grès trouvés en fouilles à Singapour ainsi qu’avec des céramiques chinoises contemporaines. L’objectif est de déterminer si les similitudes et les différences typologiques entre les tessons sont en corrélation avec leurs recettes, et d’explorer l’évolution potentielle des recettes de glaçure entre les sites. Les comparaisons avec les céramiques chinoises permettent de contextualiser ces glaçures dans des modèles plus larges de production et d’échange de céramiques au cours de la période de la fin du XIe au XIVe siècle de notre ère. Déterminer les facteurs influençant la variété des recettes de glaçure à Kota Cina et à Singapour nécessite d’échantillonner davantage de céramiques d’Asie du Sud-Est et de Chine appartenant à cette période cruciale. |
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Indonésie grès Sumatra Singapour Chine glaçure archéologie composition chimique Indonesia ceramics Sumatra Singapore China glaze archaeology elemental compositions Chi, Alasdair XR Elemental Compositions of Kota Cina and Singapore Stoneware Glazes: A Preliminary Study |
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The high-fired stoneware ceramics found in Kota Cina (North Sumatra Province, Indonesia), and in Singapore represent compelling archaeological evidence of their ancient settlement. In this pilot study, I use scanning electron microscopy (SEM-EDS) techniques to analyse the elemental compositions of stoneware glazes from Kota Cina and quantify these recipes using statistical methods. Comparisons are made with glazes from stoneware excavated in Singapore, and with contemporary Chinese ceramics. This aim is to determine if typological similarities and differences between shards correlate with their recipes, and to explore the potential evolution of glaze recipes between sites. Comparisons with Chinese ceramics allow for the contextualisation of these glazes in wider patterns of ceramic production and exchange during the period late eleventh–fourteenth centuries CE. Determining the factors influencing the variety in glaze recipes in Kota Cina and Singapore requires sampling more Southeast Asian and Chinese ceramics belonging to this crucial period. |
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Chi, Alasdair XR |
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Chi, Alasdair XR |
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Chi, Alasdair XR |
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Elemental Compositions of Kota Cina and Singapore Stoneware Glazes: A Preliminary Study |
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Elemental Compositions of Kota Cina and Singapore Stoneware Glazes: A Preliminary Study |
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Elemental Compositions of Kota Cina and Singapore Stoneware Glazes: A Preliminary Study |
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Elemental Compositions of Kota Cina and Singapore Stoneware Glazes: A Preliminary Study |
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