Preliminary Investigation of Ceramic Materials – Particularly Important Stage for Successful Conservation of Pottery

Authors

  • Jonas KIUBERIS∗, Algimantas MERKEVIČIUS, Remigijus JUŠKĖNAS, Aivaras KAREIVA Department of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Vilnius University

Keywords:

ancient pottery, ceramics, XRD analysis, IR spectroscopy, conservation.

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to explore the potentialities of powder X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD) and infrared (IR) spectroscopy in assessing the chemical and mineralogical composition of ancient pottery, with the final goal of building up the possible sol-gel chemistry methodology for its conservation. Two samples of historical ancient pottery from different places of Lithuania (villages Benaičiai and Turlojiškės) were analyzed. For comparison, the latter-day ceramic sample (calcinated clay) was characterized as well.

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Published

2004-12-14

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Vol. 10 No. 4 (2004)

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