The dating and provenance of glass fragments from the site of Serabit el-Khâdim, Sinai

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dc.contributor.authorKemp, Victoria
dc.contributor.authorDelbey, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorShortland, Andrew J.
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-05T14:56:45Z
dc.date.available2023-04-05T14:56:45Z
dc.date.issued2023-03-21
dc.description.abstractSerabit el-Khâdim, located on the western coast of the Sinai Peninsula, is the site of an ancient turquoise mine established in the early 12th Dynasty (c. 1985 BCE) and active between the 18th and 20th Dynasties (c. 1550–1136 BCE). The temple dedicated to Hathor at Serabit detail the number of offerings made, thereby recording the level of activity at Serabit during each reign. The last offerings were made by Rameses VI (1143–1136 BCE) corresponding with the collapse of the Late Bronze Age before the site was abandoned. 976 glass fragments were given to the Ashmolean Museum by Flinders Petrie following his 1905–6 excavations. 41 fragments from the collection were selected for LA-ICP-MS analysis with the aim of provenancing and dating an unknown collection of glass using composition and available stylistic features to further narrow the date of manufacture and therefore indicate the possible workshop of origin. The analysis showed that all 41 fragments are of Egyptian provenance and of standard Late Bronze Age high magnesia plant ash glass, except one fragment which is a unique example of natron blue glass applied as decoration to a white plant ash vessel body. Subtle compositional differences show that 18th Dynasty plant ash glass, plant ash Ramesside glass and natron Ramesside glass are all present, therefore corresponding with the known Egyptian activity at Serabit.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationKemp V, Delbey T, Shortland A. (2023) The dating and provenance of glass fragments from the site of Serabit el-Khâdim, Sinai, Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, Volume 49, June 2023, Article number 103920en_UK
dc.identifier.eissn2352-4103
dc.identifier.issn2352-409X
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2023.103920
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/19414
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherElsevieren_UK
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectGlassen_UK
dc.subjectNew Kingdomen_UK
dc.subjectRamessideen_UK
dc.subjectLate Bronze Ageen_UK
dc.subjectSerabit el-Khâdimen_UK
dc.subjectSinaien_UK
dc.subjectLA-ICP-MSen_UK
dc.subjectCompositionen_UK
dc.titleThe dating and provenance of glass fragments from the site of Serabit el-Khâdim, Sinaien_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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