yellow glazes
Iran
6th Century
Source: Abdali, N. (2021). An Overview of the Achaemenid Glazed Architectural Decoration. In Session 2 – Integrating Sciences in Historical and Archaeological Research (pp. 139-152).
Recipe Details
Ingredients
lead antimonate, lead (Pb), antimony
Preparation Steps
Yellow glazes are both colored and opacified by lead antimonate (p. 148). The high level of lead constituent (over 15 wt. % PbO) in the composition can only be compared with the early 1st millennium BCE Mannaean glazes at the site of Qalaichi and Ziwiye (p. 148).
Original Recipe Text
Yellow glazes are both colored and opacified by lead antimonate (p. 148). The high level of lead constituent (over 15 wt. % PbO) in the composition can only be compared with the early 1st millennium BCE Mannaean glazes at the site of Qalaichi and Ziwiye (p. 148).
Evidence
"Achaemenid yellow glazes from Susa and Persepolis associated with high Pb ratios, 19.5 and 17 wt. % respectively... high level of lead constituent (over 15 wt. % PbO) in the composition of the yellow glazes."
Remarks
The ratios of the lead (Pb) content vary between the different sites (p. 148). Achaemenid yellow glazes from Susa are associated with a Pb ratio of 19.5 wt. % while those from Persepolis are associated with 17 wt. % (p. 149). This high lead content is a distinguishing factor from Mesopotamian counterparts.
Scientific Analysis
Chemical Compositionlead antimonate (Pb-Sb); over 15 wt. % PbO
Analytical Techniques
compositional analyses
microprobe analyses
Certainty Level
Confirmed
Instrumentally Verified
Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
Bindersilica-alkali-lime
ColorYellow
RegionIran
Approx. Year550
Source Information
AuthorAbdali, N.
CollectionSusa and Persepolis
Language
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