Seyed Mohammadamin Emami; Reza Khanjar; sogand naghavi
Abstract
Seven pieces of celadon from a recent excavation in the historical ruins of port of Harireh in Kish Island in Iran have been studied in order to characterize the wares. Investigations ...
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Seven pieces of celadon from a recent excavation in the historical ruins of port of Harireh in Kish Island in Iran have been studied in order to characterize the wares. Investigations were carried out on the body as well as the glaze of celadons. Celadon samples were investigated petrologically and chemically by polarized light microscopy (LM), environmental scanning electron microscopy (ESEM), quantitative X-ray diffraction with Rietveld refinement (QXRD), X-ray fluorescence (XRF) and simultaneous thermos-analytic (STA) in order to understand their manufacturing process The amount of FeO as the main glaze constituent and K in the body is quantitatively calculated for possible modelling of technology as essential know-how. Based on the Na2O and CaO constituents, celadons show high similarities to the wares made in China-Kiln. The mineralogical composition of the pottery proves that the firing temperature of celadon was about 1200-1300ºC. Production technology of the celadon potteries has been evaluated by means of suitable raw materials which have not been fitted in south Iranian coastal Gulf.
