Materials and technology of mosaics from the House of Charidemos at Halikarnassos (Bodrum, Turkey)

Abstract An excavation in 1856 by Charles T. Newton and a re-excavation 1990–93 joint Danish-Turkish team revealed several mosaic floors late-antique domus from the fifth century CE, now called House of Charidemos. Nineteen tesserae floor have been analysed laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, Raman micro-spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive X-ray analysis, diffraction. Seven were made opaque glass, eleven various rock/lithic materials, while one them was ceramic fragment. This case-study reports first analyses undertaken Halikarnassos. The results show use recycled Sb–Mn decoloured glass two types red glass. A comparison other sites Anatolia same period shows similarities base composition, but also some particularities colouring opacifying agents used for characterisation stone homogeneity choice materials colours, no certain provenance has established present work mainly due to lack comparative materials. Graphical