Comprehensive Studies of Sarmatian Pendant Mirrors
The elemental composition and manufacturing technology of the so-called Sarmatian-type mirrors have been studied. The investigated mirrors are random finds, originating from the territory of the Kerch peninsula. All three objects are pendant mirrors with a radial-beam ornament that appeared at the turn of the 1st and 2nd centuries AD; they were in use until the beginning of the 3rd century AD. According to the results of X-ray fluorescence analysis, the mirrors were made of a material with identical qualitative characteristics: an alloy of copper, tin, and lead. X-ray tomography clarified the details of the relief ornament, which is weakly pronounced on the products due to corrosion processes.
Authors
- P. V. Gureva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8239-778X)
- E. S. Kovalenko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0496-8129)
- V. A. Kulikov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4264-8572)
- А. В. Антипенко (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8699-3132)
- E. B. Yatsishina
- Tatiana N. Smekalova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5378-5372)
- E. Yu. Tereschenko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5035-6978)
- A. Yu. Loboda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4926-1140)
- S. K. Friedrichson
Institutions
- Russian Academy of Sciences (RU)
- Kurchatov Institute (RU)
- Research Institute of Agriculture of Crimea (RU)
- Institute of Archaeology (RU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Crystallography Reports
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1134/s1063774524602454
- Primary Topic
- Ancient Egypt and Archaeology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00