Speaker: Dorottya Györkös, Archaeometry Laboratory of the Hungarian National Museum in Budapest

Late Roman glazed and non-glazed ceramics were studied from two late Roman pottery kilns, that were excavated near Környe, on the northern side of the former Pannonia province. The site is characterised by the presence of deformed glazed vessel fragments, and solidified melts of kiln material. To identify the production technology, as well as the provenance, both the ceramic body and the glaze, as well as local sediments were studied by polarizing microscopy, EPMA, XRPD, µ-XRD, Raman and TEM analysis. The glazed ceramics are unique due to the presence of large (up to 360 µm) lead feldspars in the glaze, that are crystallised due to extremely high firing temperature and rapid cooling.

The lecture will be held in English.

Free admission.