An antimony bead from Jerablus Tahtani
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Jan 1, 2022
Abstract
This paper presents an analysis of a bead from third millennium BC levels of Jerablus Tahtani, near Carchemish in Syria. The bead was found to consist of almost pure metallic antimony, with small amounts of lead, arsenic, copper and tin. Antimony objects are very rare in the archaeological record and very few analyses have been carried out. Until this paper, no description of the microstructure of such beads has been published. The paper goes on to discuss the probable sources of the antimony metal and the possible provenance of the bead itself.
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Dayton J E 1978, Minerals, metals, glazing and man, (London).
Dyson R 1964, ‘Sciences meet at ancient Hasanlu’, Natural History 73, 16–25.
Halse E 1925, Antimony ores (London).
Lucas A and Harris J R 1962, Ancient Egyptian materials and industries (London).
Moorey P R S 1994, Ancient Mesopotamian materials and industries (Oxford).
Peltenburg E, Bolger D, Campbell S, Murray M and Tipping R 1995, ‘Jerablus Tahtani, Syria 1995: Preliminary Report’, Levant 28, 10.
Petrie W M F 1891, Illahun, Kahun and Gurob (London).
Pike, A W G, Cowell M and Curtiss J E 1996, ‘The use of antimony bronze in the Koban Culture’, Historical Metallurgy 30, 11–16.
Selimkhanov I R 1975, ‘Sur l’étude du fragment de vase de Tello appartenant au Musée du Louvre et le problème de l’utilisation de l’antimone dans l’antiquité’, Annales du Laboratoire de Recherche des Musées de France 1975, 45–52.
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Tylecote R F 1987, The early history of metallurgy in Europe (London).
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An antimony bead from Jerablus Tahtani. (2022). Historical Metallurgy, 36(1), 1-5. https://hmsjournal.org/index.php/home/article/view/269
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An antimony bead from Jerablus Tahtani. (2022). Historical Metallurgy, 36(1), 1-5. https://hmsjournal.org/index.php/home/article/view/269