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Core Vessel Technology: A New Model

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 March 2011

Dudley F. Giberson
Dudley F. Giberson*
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P. O. Box 202, Warner, NH 03278
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Abstract

Ancient Egyptian XVIII Dynasty core vessel manufacturing technology had many sequential steps to make a core vessel, but there were only three essential elements to the process. One, the base layer of glass was applied as a fritted powder; two, the objects were manufactured over a vertical heat source; and three, the vessels were made in very low temperatures (maximum of about 800°

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 712: Symposium II – Materials Issues in Art and Archaeology VI , 2002 , II10.8
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2002

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