Discerning differences: Ion beam analysis of ancient faience from Naukratis and Rhodes
Faience technology was known in Egypt since the Predynastic Period and practiced for a period also in Bronze Age Greece, but, having been lost, was reintroduced to the Greek world only in the first half of the first millennium BC. The Greek island of Rhodes and the Greek-Egyptian trade harbour of Na...
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méthode PIXE archéométrie faïence provenance Égypte Rhodes archaeometry faience provenance Egypt Rhodes particle induced X-ray emission (PIXE) Meek, Andrew Bouquillon, Anne Lehuédé, Patrice Masson, Aurélia Villing, Alexandra Pierrat-Bonnefois, Geneviève Webb, Virginia Discerning differences: Ion beam analysis of ancient faience from Naukratis and Rhodes |
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Faience technology was known in Egypt since the Predynastic Period and practiced for a period also in Bronze Age Greece, but, having been lost, was reintroduced to the Greek world only in the first half of the first millennium BC. The Greek island of Rhodes and the Greek-Egyptian trade harbour of Naukratis in the Nile Delta are suspected to be key centres of early Greek-style faience production, exporting amulets and vessels across the Mediterranean region. Yet the nature and scale of their production and their role in technology transfer, vis-à-vis Egyptian and Levantine/Phoenician production, remain little understood. The main aim of this study was to discover whether it is possible to define chemical characteristics for the faience produced and found at Naukratis, and to use this data to differentiate between artefacts produced here and elsewhere.A programme of ion beam (PIXE and PIGE) analysis was conducted under the CHARISMA transnational access scheme, known to be a suitable tool for studying ancient vitreous artefacts as it provides a non-destructive means of obtaining precise and accurate quantitative compositional data. Both the internal body of damaged objects as well as the outer glaze layer were analysed, of which only the latter are discussed here. The results of this study indicate that the faience found at both Naukratis and on Rhodes is compositionally similar. However, some small differences were found in the raw materials used in its production which may help us to better characterise the production of different faience manufacturing centres. |
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Meek, Andrew Bouquillon, Anne Lehuédé, Patrice Masson, Aurélia Villing, Alexandra Pierrat-Bonnefois, Geneviève Webb, Virginia |
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Meek, Andrew Bouquillon, Anne Lehuédé, Patrice Masson, Aurélia Villing, Alexandra Pierrat-Bonnefois, Geneviève Webb, Virginia |
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Discerning differences: Ion beam analysis of ancient faience from Naukratis and Rhodes |
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openedition-oai:revues.org:techne_804 https://doi.org/10.4000/techne.804 urn:doi:10.4000/techne.804 fr https://journals.openedition.org/techne/804 2019-12-19T01:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/l8fz https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Discerning differences: Ion beam analysis of ancient faience from Naukratis and Rhodes Technè C2RMF info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/2750-6185 info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/1254-7867 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/techne Meek, Andrew Bouquillon, Anne Lehuédé, Patrice Masson, Aurélia Villing, Alexandra Pierrat-Bonnefois, Geneviève Webb, Virginia méthode PIXE archéométrie faïence provenance Égypte Rhodes archaeometry faience provenance Egypt Rhodes particle induced X-ray emission (PIXE) Faience technology was known in Egypt since the Predynastic Period and practiced for a period also in Bronze Age Greece, but, having been lost, was reintroduced to the Greek world only in the first half of the first millennium BC. The Greek island of Rhodes and the Greek-Egyptian trade harbour of Naukratis in the Nile Delta are suspected to be key centres of early Greek-style faience production, exporting amulets and vessels across the Mediterranean region. Yet the nature and scale of their production and their role in technology transfer, vis-à-vis Egyptian and Levantine/Phoenician production, remain little understood. The main aim of this study was to discover whether it is possible to define chemical characteristics for the faience produced and found at Naukratis, and to use this data to differentiate between artefacts produced here and elsewhere.A programme of ion beam (PIXE and PIGE) analysis was conducted under the CHARISMA transnational access scheme, known to be a suitable tool for studying ancient vitreous artefacts as it provides a non-destructive means of obtaining precise and accurate quantitative compositional data. Both the internal body of damaged objects as well as the outer glaze layer were analysed, of which only the latter are discussed here. The results of this study indicate that the faience found at both Naukratis and on Rhodes is compositionally similar. However, some small differences were found in the raw materials used in its production which may help us to better characterise the production of different faience manufacturing centres. La technique de la faïence, connue en Égypte depuis la période prédynastique et utilisée également pendant un certain temps en Grèce à l’âge du Bronze, s’est perdue ensuite. Elle ne fut réintroduite dans le monde grec que vers la première moitié du Ier millénaire av. J.-C. On pense que l’île grecque de Rhodes et le port marchand gréco-égyptien de Naucratis dans le delta du Nil furent de grands foyers de production de faïences, exportant des amulettes et des vases dans tout le pourtour méditerranéen. Cependant, la nature et l’ampleur de leur production restent mal connues, de même que leur rôle dans la diffusion des techniques de fabrication en Égypte et au Levant/Phénicie. Cette recherche avait pour principal objectif de savoir s’il était possible de déterminer les caractéristiques chimiques des faïences fabriquées et découvertes à Naucratis, afin de mieux discerner les différences entre les objets produits sur ce site et ailleurs.Nous avons pu conduire des analyses par faisceaux d’ions (méthodes PIXE et PIGE) dans le cadre du programme européen CHARISMA d’accès transnational, offrant un outil adapté à l’étude des objets antiques vitrifiés, car c’est un moyen non-destructeur de recueillir des données quantitatives précises et fiables sur la composition des matériaux. Nous avons analysé aussi bien la pâte, à l’intérieur d’objets abîmés, que la glaçure extérieure, et c’est cette dernière qui est décrite ici. Les résultats de notre étude font apparaître une composition similaire pour les faïences découvertes à Naucratis et à Rhodes. Quelques petites variations découvertes dans les matières premières employées pourraient faciliter la caractérisation des faïences fabriquées dans les différents foyers de production. |