This study investigates the physical, mineralogical and chemical
characteristics of a group of pottery sherds that are mostly Miletus-ware ceramics,
belonging to the Early Ottoman period and excavated during 2003 season, from the
The sherds examined are mostly characterized by cobalt-blue designs which
are occasionally coupled with black, green and purple paintings. After grouping the
sherds according to their stylistic and color differences / petrographic, X-ray
diffraction, scanning electron microscope coupled with energy dispersive X-ray and
Fourier Transform Infrared analyses were carried out for investigating the
mineralogical and chemical properties. Most of the ceramic samples have slip and
glaze on both sides. The glaze part is mostly fresh without any devitrification
products. Bodies of the ceramics have tones of reddish yellow and/or red, indicating
abundant amount of iron in their raw material. Grains consist mainly of metamorphic
rock fragments (quartz-mica schist), quartz, feldspar, hornblende, hematite and
biotite. Pyroxene, epidote, chert, muscovite, opaque minerals, chlorite are also
encountered. Micritic calcite occurs in some of the pores. Ceramic bodies
investigated are usually fine-grained and well-sorted. Clay raw material used for the
production of the ceramics seems to be originated from a metamorphic source.
Bodies usually show a low degree of vitrification with few exceptions, indicating a
rather simple technology with non-uniform and low degree of firing, probably not
exceeding 900° / C. Technological characteristics of the sherds examined do not seem
to have changed much between 14th and 16th century.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:METU/oai:etd.lib.metu.edu.tr:http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12605391/index.pdf |
| Date | 01 September 2004 |
| Creators | Kirmizi, Burcu |
| Contributors | Gokturk, E. Hale |
| Publisher | METU |
| Source Sets | Middle East Technical Univ. |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | M.S. Thesis |
| Format | text/pdf |
| Rights | To liberate the content for public access |
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