Chemical Characterization of the Roman Glass Finds from Muricelle Archaeological Site (Luzzi, Cosenza)

This study reports the results obtained on seventeen glass finds collected from archaeological site of Muricelle near Cosenza in Calabria (Italy), dated between first and third century AD. Chemical characterization was undertaken by using an electron probe micro analyser (EPMA). The glasses showed a soda–lime–silica composition indicating use natron as flux. comparison data those coeval available literature allowed us to subdivide into three compositional groups: (1) Mn_a, classified Roman-Mn glasses; (2) Mn_b, which can be compared Mn-unintentionally coloured Roman (3) Sb + Mn, recycling Mn Roman-type glasses. These groups were different not only with respect contents types decolourants but also for soda, lime, aluminium contents, highlighting raw materials primary production procedures used secondary production. characteristics suggested Levant region source Mn_a Mn_b groups. On other hand, group through recycling, involving melting mixing two (Sb-decolourised Mn-decolourised) Egyptian Levantine origins, respectively.