Chemical Composition of Glass and Traditions of Enamellers in Eastern Europe in the Late Roman Period (a Case Study of the Bryansk Hoard)

Abstract

The chemical composition of Bryansk hoard enamels (late II‒III century) has been investigated by scanning electron microscopy and electron probe microanalysis. Raw materials and technological additives are characterized, and the sources of manufacturing traditions are revealed. The differences in the compositions of enamels of different colors have made it possible to reconstruct some procedures of enameling objects with polychrome fields.