Mbishkrime antike të pabotuara nga Bylisi, Elbasani, Tirana, Tetova dhe Gostivari / Inscriptions antiques inédites de Byllis, Elbasan, Tetovo et Gostivar

Ceka, Neritan; Muçaj, Skënder

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“…The mosaic with beautiful figures, such as fish and birds, decorates the floor of the early Christian church in Lin. The mosaics in these two archaeological sites were built mainly with marble tesserae and glass tesserae were partly used in some motifs [4] [5].…”

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Preliminary Informative Results on Glass Tesserae from Vth-VIth Century AD Mosaics in Albania

Vataj¹,

Civici²,

Dilo³

2015

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This paper discusses some preliminary results regarding raw materials used in ancient glass mosaic tesserae. The studied glass tesserae were recovered during the archeological excavation of the mosaics at the Christian basilicas in Byllis, Lin and Elbasan, which according to the archeologists were built between the end of V th and beginning of VI th century AD. In the recent years, several studies are performed on opaque coloured glass but in Albania only few studies are performed in this field. These samples are analyzed using optical microscopy and micro X-ray fluorescence. Optical microscopy is used to analyse the microstructure of the glass tesserae. The main elements and trace elements are determined qualitatively from measurements performed with micro X-ray fluorescence. The glass matrix resulted to be very heterogeneous with too many inclusions dispersed on it. Several elements which are responsible for the color and opacity of glass tesserae are determined. Comparisons are made between the same colors of glass tesserae from different archaeological sites.

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Preliminary Informative Results on Glass Tesserae from Vth-VIth Century AD Mosaics in Albania

Vataj¹,

Civici²,

Dilo³

2015

MSCE

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Mbishkrime antike të pabotuara nga Bylisi, Elbasani, Tirana, Tetova dhe Gostivari / Inscriptions antiques inédites de Byllis, Elbasan, Tetovo et Gostivar

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Mbishkrime antike të pabotuara nga Bylisi, Elbasani, Tirana, Tetova dhe Gostivari / Inscriptions antiques inédites de Byllis, Elbasan, Tetovo et Gostivar

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Preliminary Informative Results on Glass Tesserae from V&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt;-VI&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; Century AD Mosaics in Albania

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Preliminary Informative Results on Glass Tesserae from V<sup>th</sup>-VI<sup>th</sup> Century AD Mosaics in Albania

Preliminary Informative Results on Glass Tesserae from V<sup>th</sup>-VI<sup>th</sup> Century AD Mosaics in Albania