LEAD ISOTOPE ANALYSES OF ISLAMIC POTTERY GLAZES FROM FUSTAT, EGYPT

Lead isotope analyses have been undertaken on a group of Islamic lead‐glazed pottery artefacts from Fustat, Egypt, spanning the period from the eighth to the 14th century ad, that had previously been the subject of a comprehensive typological, chronological, petrographic and technological study. Com...

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Published in:Archaeometry 2003-08, Vol.45 (3), p.405-420
Main Authors: Wolf, S., Stos, S., Mason, R., Tite, M. S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ANATOLIA
EGYPT
Excavation and methods
FUSTAT
GLAZE
IRAN
ISLAMIC
ISOTOPES
Laboratory methods
LEAD
Methodology and general studies
ORES
Physical and chemical analysis
POTTERY
Prehistory and protohistory
SARDINIA
SPAIN
TUNISIA
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Summary:Lead isotope analyses have been undertaken on a group of Islamic lead‐glazed pottery artefacts from Fustat, Egypt, spanning the period from the eighth to the 14th century ad, that had previously been the subject of a comprehensive typological, chronological, petrographic and technological study. Comparison of the lead isotope ratios for the glazes with those for lead ores from Egypt, Iran, Tunisia, Anatolia, Greece, Sardinia and Spain provided information on the possible sources of the lead used in the production of the glazes. The results show that the lead used in glaze production by the Islamic potters at Fustat was most probably obtained from distant ore sources in Iran or Tunisia, Sardinia, Spain and the Taurus Mountains. Different ore sources were favoured in different periods and, to a limited extent, for different types of pottery, but at no time did the Fustat potters use the potentially more accessible Egyptian ore sources.
ISSN:0003-813X
1475-4754
DOI:10.1111/1475-4754.00118