Characterization of 17th Century Mughal tile glazes from Shahdara Complex, Lahore-Pakistan
Material type: ArticleDescription: 6 pISBN:- 1296-2074
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Article de revista | Biblioteca de l' Escola Superior Conservació i Restauració de Bens Culturals de Catalunya | Journal of Cultural Heritage 3 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | Art-56 |
The glazed tile decorative art was one of the widely used ornamental techniques for the monumental buildings during the Mughal period, in Pakistan. Coloured tile samples from Jahangir tomb were analyzed to know the glaze composition and to identify the colouring phases used at that time. The study was performed using light microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscopy equipped with energy dispersive X-ray analyzer (SEM-EDS), Raman spectroscopy (RS) and electron microprobe analysis (EMPA). These complementary analytical techniques allowed characterizing the samples as alkali glazes made from plant ashes. The results indicated the use of lead-tin yellow type II for yellow glazes, cobalt and copper for blue glazes, mixtures of yellow and blue glazes for the green glazes, manganese for purple glazes, and a transparent glaze layer for white glazes.
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