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Author Schmidt, Katharina, author.

Title Glass and glass production in the Near East during the Iron Age : evidence from objects, texts and chemical analysis / Katharina Schmidt.

Publication Info. Oxford : Archaeopress, [2019]
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Description 1 online resource (viii, 315 pages) : illustrations, maps
text txt rdacontent
computer c rdamedia
online resource cr rdacarrier
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents 1.Foreword and Acknowledgements -- 1.1.Aims and objectives -- 1.2.Primary and secondary production and the principles of chaine operatoire -- 1.3.Previous studies on glass in the ancient Near East -- 1.4.Geographical and chronological framework -- 1.4.1.Assyria and Babylonia -- 1.4.1.1.The Neo-Assyrian period -- 1.4.1.2.The Neo-Babylonian period -- 1.4.2.Levant -- 1.4.2.1.History and chronology of the Levant -- 1.4.2.2.`Phoenicia' and related terminological difficulties -- 1.5.The beginnings of glass production in ancient Mesopotamia -- 2.Glass and Glassy Materials: Definitions and Material Properties -- 2.1.Glass -- 2.1.1.Physical properties and chemical composition -- 2.1.2.Melting properties and workability -- 2.1.3.Weathering effects -- 2.2.Glassy and sintered materials: definitions and compositions -- 2.2.1.Faience -- 2.2.2.Glassy faience -- 2.2.3.Frit -- 2.2.4.Glazes -- 2.2.5.Summary -- 3.Archaeological Contexts: Sites with Iron Age Glass Finds -- 3.1.Assyria -- 3.1.1.Assur -- 3.1.1.1.Istar and Nabu temples -- 3.1.1.2.Graves -- 3.1.1.3.Other contexts -- 3.1.2.Khorsabad -- 3.1.3.Arslan Tas -- 3.1.4.Nimrud -- 3.1.4.1.Ninurta Temple -- 3.1.4.2.Northwest Palace -- 3.1.4.3.Burnt Palace -- 3.1.4.4.Fort Shalmaneser -- 3.1.4.5.Summary -- 3.1.5.Nineveh -- 3.1.6.Sultantepe -- 3.1.7.Til Barsip -- 3.1.8.ZiyaretTepe -- 3.2.Babylonia -- 3.2.1.Babylon -- 3.2.1.1.Graves -- 3.2.1.2.Other contexts -- 3.2.1.3.Duleym -- 3.2.2.Eridu -- 3.2.3.Isin -- 3.2.4.Kis -- 3.2.5.Nippur -- 3.2.6.Ur and Diqdiqqa -- 3.2.7.Uruk -- 3.3.Levant -- 3.3.1.Amman -- 3.3.2.Tel 'Aroer -- 3.3.3.'Atlit -- 3.3.4.Beth-Shean -- 3.3.5.Busayra -- 3.3.6.Tell Jemmeh -- 3.3.7.Megiddo -- 3.3.8.Pella -- 3.3.9.Samaria -- 3.4.Related glass finds in other regions -- 3.4.1.Carthage -- 3.4.2.Fortetsa -- 3.4.3.Gordion -- 3.4.4.Hasanlu -- 3.4.4.1.Burnt Building II (BBIl) -- 3.4.4.2.Burnt Building V (BBV) -- 3.4.4.3.Burnt Building IV-V (BBIV-V) -- 3.4.4.4.Summary -- 3.4.5.Idalion -- 3.4.6.Kameiros -- 3.4.7.Praeneste -- 3.4.8.Susa -- 4.The Glass Objects: Manufacturing Techniques, Typology, and Function -- 4.1.Mosaic (glass) objects -- 4.1.1.Definition of the term `mosaic' -- 4.1.2.Manufacturing techniques -- 4.1.2.1.Bowls -- 4.1.2.2.Inlays -- 4.1.2.3.Tiles -- 4.1.3.Description and discussion of objects -- 4.1.3.1.Bowls -- 4.1.3.2.Inlays -- 4.1.3.3.Tiles -- 4.1.4.Discussion: date of mosaic (glass) objects -- 4.2.`Cast-and-cut' glass -- 4.2.1.Manufacturing techniques -- 4.2.1.1.Principles of'cast-and-cut' glass -- 4.2.1.2.Casting in open moulds -- 4.2.1.3.Casting in multi-part moulds and the lost-wax technique -- 4.2.1.4.Slumping and sagging -- 4.2.1.5.Significance of bubbles in the manufacturing process -- 4.2.1.6.Cold-working techniques -- 4.2.2.Description and discussion of objects -- 4.2.2.1.Palettes -- 4.2.2.2.Mace-heads -- 4.2.2.3.Jars and àlabastra' -- 4.2.2.4.Hemispherical bowls -- 4.2.2.5.Shallow undecorated bowls, ribbed bowls and petalled bowls -- 4.2.2.6.Cut-and-inlaid vessels -- 4.2.2.7.Painted inlays -- 4.2.2.8.Rosette inlays -- 4.2.2.9.Small monochrome inlays -- 4.2.2.10.Large monochrome inlays -- 4.2.2.11.Attachments and inlays for composite statues -- 4.3.Core- and rod-formed glass -- 4.3.1.Previous studies on core- and rod-formed glass -- 4.3.2.Manufacturing process -- 4.3.2.1.Core-forming -- 4.3.2.2.Rod-forming -- 4.3.3.Core-formed vessels -- 4.3.3.1.Description of core-formed vessels -- 4.3.3.2.Discussion -- 4.3.4.Tubes -- 4.3.4.1.Manufacturing process -- 4.3.4.2.Description -- 4.3.4.3.Discussion -- 4.3.5.Head pendants -- 4.4.Summary on different manufacturing techniques -- 4.5.Primary products: ingots, raw glass fragments and waste material -- 4.5.1.Description and discussion of the ingots -- 4.5.2.Description of the raw glass fragments -- 4.5.3.Description of the waste material -- 4.5.4.Summary -- 5.Discussion of the Archaeological Data -- 5.1.Remarks on the archaeological dataset -- 5.2.Distribution according to the different types of glass objects -- 5.3.Distribution according to sites and regions -- 5.3.1.Cast-and-cut glass -- 5.3.1.1.Vessels -- 5.3.1.2.Inlays -- 5.3.2.Core- and rod-formed objects -- 5.3.3.Primary products -- 5.3.4.Summary -- 5.4.Distribution according to find contexts -- 5.4.1.Cast-and-cut objects -- 5.4.2.Core- and rod-formed glass -- 5.4.3.Primary products -- 5.4.4.Summary -- 5.5.Chronological developments during the Iron Age -- 5.5.1.Cast-and-cut glass -- 5.5.1.1.Palettes, mace-heads and vessels -- 5.5.1.2.Inlays -- 5.5.2.Core- and rod-formed glass -- 5.5.3.Summary -- 6.The Nineveh Glass Recipes -- 6.1.The understanding of the glass texts -- 6.1.1.Previous studies on glass texts -- 6.1.2.The distinction between `manuscript' and `text' -- 6.2.The library of Ashurbanipal and its `manuscripts' -- 6.3.The `texts': genre and function -- 6.4.Function of `manuscript' and `text' -- 6.5.Glass in cuneiform texts -- 6.6.The recipe for blue zaginduru-glass -- 6.6.1.Coherent transcription and translation -- 6.6.2.Introduction: the construction of the kiln and accompanying rituals -- 6.6.3.Production of the colourless primary glass zu/eu -- 6.6.4.Production of the blue primary glass tersitu -- 6.6.5.Production of the end product: blue zagindura-glass -- 6.6.6.Summary -- 7.Archaeometrical Evidence -- 7.1.Major constituents of ancient glass -- 7.1.1.Silica -- 7.1.2.Flux -- 7.1.3.Plant ash glass -- 7.1.4.Natron glass -- 7.1.5.Stabiliser -- 7.1.6.Opacifiers -- 7.1.7.Decolourisers -- 7.2.Colourants and their sources -- 7.2.1.Iron -- 7.2.2.Cobalt -- 7.2.3.Copper -- 7.2.3.1.Copper and blue glass -- 7.2.3.2.Copper and red glass -- 7.2.3.3.The emergence of high-lead/high-copper red glass -- 7.2.4.Lead antimonate and calcium antimonate -- 7.2.5.Manganese -- 7.3.Summary and conclusion -- 7.4.Re-evaluation of chemical data of Mesopotamian glass -- 7.4.1.Approach and methodology -- 7.4.2.Hasanlu -- 7.4.2.1.Basic glass compositions -- 7.4.2.2.Colouring agents -- 7.4.3.Trace elements -- 7.4.3.1.Conclusion -- 7.4.4.Nimrud -- 7.4.4.1.Basic compositions -- 7.4.4.2.Colourless glass groups -- 7.4.4.3.Colouring agents -- 7.4.4.4.Conclusion -- 7.4.5.Pella -- 7.4.6.Gordion -- 7.4.7.Late Bronze Age glass from Nippur, Nuzi, and Tell Brak -- 7.4.8.Conclusion -- 7.4.8.1.Mesopotamian Late Bronze Age and Iron Age glass compositions -- 7.4.8.2.Exchange networks in the Late Bronze Age and Iron Age -- 8.Conclusion -- 8.1.Techniques and production -- 8.1.1.The different manufacturing techniques -- 8.1.2.Glass workshops: identification of primary and secondary production -- 8.1.2.1.Primary production -- 8.1.2.2.Secondary production -- 8.2.The role of the palace and the Neo-Assyrian Empire in Iron Age Mesopotamian glass production -- 8.2.1.Transparent cast-and-cut glass commissioned by the palace? -- 8.2.2.The question of `Phoenician' glassworkers in the context of cold-working techniques -- 8.2.3.The impact of the Neo-Assyrian Empire on glass production by the displacement of specialists -- 8.3.Functions and values of glass objects and the material glass -- 8.3.1.Different forms of values -- 8.3.2.Use and significance of Iron Age Mesopotamian glass objects -- 8.3.3.The material properties of glass and its value -- 8.4.Concluding remarks.
Note Print version record.
Summary This book examines the history of glass in Iron Age Mesopotamia and neighbouring regions (1000-539 BCE). This is the first monograph to cover this region and period comprehensively and in detail and thus fills a significant gap in glass research.
Access Open Access EbpS
Subject Glass -- Iraq -- History -- To 1500.
Glass manufacture -- Iraq -- History -- To 1500.
Iron age -- Iraq.
Iraq -- Antiquities.
Irak -- Antiquités.
Antiquities
Glass
Glass manufacture
Iron age
Iraq https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtCBPBdMfmXtd4M8cvJXd
Chronological Term To 1500
Genre/Form History
Other Form: Print version: Schmidt, Katharina. Glass and Glass Production in the near East During the Iron Age : Evidence from Objects, Texts and Chemical Analysis. Oxford : Archaeopress, ©2019
ISBN 9781789691559 (electronic bk.)
1789691559 (electronic bk.)
9781789691542 (paperback)
1789691540 (paperback)
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