yellow glazes
Iran
Source: Abdali, N. (2020). An Overview of the Achaemenid Glazed Architectural Decoration. In Wolter: 3D Imagery for Mud Brick Architecture / Integrating Sciences in Historical and Archaeological Research.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
Pb-Sb, lead antimonate, lead
Preparation Steps
Yellow glazes are both colored and opacified by lead antimonate (p. 148). The glaze was applied to siliceous (silica or quartz-based) bodies at Susa and Persepolis, though glazes at Tol-e Ajori were applied to terracotta (clay-based) bodies (p. 139). The ratios of the lead content vary between sites (p. 148).
Original Recipe Text
Yellow glazes are both colored and opacified by lead antimonate (p. 148). The glaze was applied to siliceous (silica or quartz-based) bodies at Susa and Persepolis, though glazes at Tol-e Ajori were applied to terracotta (clay-based) bodies (p. 139). The ratios of the lead content vary between sites (p. 148).
Evidence
"Achaemenid yellow glazes from Susa and Persepolis associated with high Pb ratios, 19.5 and 17 wt. % respectively."
Remarks
The high level of lead constituent (over 15 wt. % PbO) in the composition of the yellow glazes can only be compared with the early 1st millennium BCE Mannaean glazes at the site of Qalaichi and Ziwiye (p. 148). Analysis suggests these differences result from different workshops and different craftsmen (p. 149). At Tol-e Ajori, raw clay material showed local provenance despite Babylonian manufacturing traditions (p. 147).
Scientific Analysis
Chemical CompositionPb-Sb; lead antimonate; 19.5 wt. % PbO (Susa), 17 wt. % PbO (Persepolis)
Analytical Techniques
quantitative technical analyses
compositional analyses
semi-quantitative technical analyses
Certainty Level
Confirmed
Instrumentally Verified
Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
ColorYellow
RegionIran
Source Information
AuthorAbdali, N.
CollectionSusa and Persepolis
Language
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