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The circulation and consumption of Red Lustrous Wheelmade Ware: petrographic, chemical and residue analysis
Knappett, C. Kilikoglou, V. Steele, Valerie J. Stern, Ben
Knappett, C.
Kilikoglou, V.
Steele, Valerie J.
Stern, Ben
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2005
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Red Lustrous Wheelmade ware is one of the most recognisable classes of pottery from the Late Bronze Age of the east Mediterranean. Yet both its production source and the nature of its contents and use remain a source of some debate. These questions are tackled here through an intensive programme of scientific analysis involving 95 samples of Red Lustrous Wheelmade ware and related wares from seven sites in Turkey, Cyprus and Egypt. Petrography and instrumental neutron activation analysis are combined in the study of the ceramic fabrics, with a view to specifying the source of this ware; while gas chromatography and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry are used to analyse absorbed and visible residues in and on the sherd samples, in the hope of shedding light on vessel contents and possible use. The results of the fabric
analysis show the ware to be extremely homogeneous, indicative of a single source: northern Cyprus is at present the most likely candidate, although further analysis, particularly of clay samples from the region in question, would certainly be desirable. The residue analysis suggests that Red Lustrous Wheelmade ware might have been used to carry some kind of plant oils, possibly perfumed, and that in some instances the vessel interior was coated with beeswax as a sealant.
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Knappett C, Kilikoglou V, Steele V and Stern B (2005) The circulation and consumption of Red Lustrous Wheelmade Ware: petrographic, chemical and residue analysis. Anatolian Studies. 55: 25-59.
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