On the Problem of Dating the Ancient Novogrudok Tiles from the Collection of the State Russian Museum in the Light of Technical and Technological Research
Keywords:
tiles, medieval tiled stoves, Novogrudok, X-ray fluorescence analysis, X-ray diffractometry, ceramics, glazeAbstract
The article focuses on the glazed and terracotta tiles of Ancient Novogrudok from the collection of the State Russian Museum, which were examined using X-ray fluorescence analysis and X-ray diffractometry. The exhibits are made of clay of a similar chemical composition, probably obtained from the same deposit. The ceramic base of only a few tiles contains phosphorus. A green lead glaze on the surface of the tiles includes iron and copper compounds. A total of six tiles contains tin in their glaze. Antimony was detected in the glaze of one tile; the molding of its front plate differs from the technologies used in the creation of other objects from the museum collection. In the glaze of two samples, phosphorus was not identified, unlike the rest of the tiles. The terracotta fragment with the geometric ornament (inventory number DRI–197) has close analogues among Lithuanian tiles. The lead content in the clay of some tiles does not correlate with the time of their creation or the presence of glaze on the front plate.
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