lead-tin yellow
Iraq
9th Century
Source: Schibille N, Meek A, Wypyski MT, Kröger J, Rosser-Owen M, Wade Haddon R (2018) The glass walls of Samarra (Iraq): Ninth-century Abbasid glass production and imports. PLoS ONE 13(8): e0201749.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
lead, tin
Preparation Steps
Used as an opacifying yellow colorant within the complex segments of millefiori glass tiles (p. 8). The tiles are composed of various colored segments including manganese black, cobalt blue, copper-iron red, and tin white (p. 8).
Original Recipe Text
Used as an opacifying yellow colorant within the complex segments of millefiori glass tiles (p. 8). The tiles are composed of various colored segments including manganese black, cobalt blue, copper-iron red, and tin white (p. 8).
Evidence
"The millefiori tiles comprise manganese black, cobalt blue, copper-iron red, lead-tin yellow and tin white segments (S1 Table)."
Remarks
Lead-tin yellow was utilized in the production of millefiori tiles, which are distinctively Mesopotamian in their plant ash glass composition (group 2). These tiles were used for high-status architectural ornamentation in the palace city, representing a sophisticated but economical glassmaking technology compared to the purest colourless luxury glasses (p. 8).
Scientific Analysis
Chemical CompositionPb, Sn
Analytical Techniques
laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry
LA-ICP-MS
Certainty Level
Confirmed
Instrumentally Verified
Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
ColorYellow
RegionIraq
Approx. Year850
Source Information
AuthorSchibille N, Meek A, Wypyski MT, Kröger J, Rosser-Owen M, Wade Haddon R
CollectionSamarra, Iraq
Language
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