Analysis of the Contents of a Glass Kohl Bottle Excavated from al-Tur, Archaeological Site in South Sinai, Egypt

The contents in a glass kohl bottle excavated from the stratum of the 14th-15th centuries, al-Tur in South Sinai, Egypt were analyzed to find their characteristics and provenances. The contents of the bottle were found to be mainly phosgenite and laurionite by X-ray diffraction and X-ray fluorescenc...

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Published inProceedings of the Japan Academy, Series B Vol. 70; no. 6; pp. 77 - 80
Main Authors SATOH, Eisaku, YAMADA, Kayoko, HIRASAWA, Ken-ichi, TAKYU, Toshiyuki, AKAI, Yoshio, TAKESHITA, Yasuhiro, SHINDO, Yoko, KAWATOKO, Mutsuo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published The Japan Academy 1994
Subjects
al-Tur
chemical analysis
Islamic glass
Kohl
laurionite
phosgenite
X-ray diffraction
X-ray flluorescence analysis
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Summary:The contents in a glass kohl bottle excavated from the stratum of the 14th-15th centuries, al-Tur in South Sinai, Egypt were analyzed to find their characteristics and provenances. The contents of the bottle were found to be mainly phosgenite and laurionite by X-ray diffraction and X-ray fluorescence analysis. As a reference, a black pigment used for a modern kohl in Egypt was also analyzed and the results were discussed.
ISSN:0386-2208
1349-2896
DOI:10.2183/pjab.70.77