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http://dx.doi.org/10.9727/jmsk.2019.32.4.273

Interpretation on Raw Material Characteristics and Manufacturing Techniques of Brown-glazed Stonewares and Roof Tiles from Hong Nang Sida Temple, Laos  

Jin, Hong Ju (Conservation Science Division, National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage)
Jang, Sungyoon (Cultural Heritage Conservation Science Center, National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage)
Kim, Su Kyoung (Conservation Science Division, National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage)
Lee, Myeong Seong (Conservation Science Division, National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage)
Moon, Dong Hyeok (Conservation Science Division, National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage)
Chun, Yu Gun (International Cooperation Team, Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation)
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Journal of the Mineralogical Society of Korea / v.32, no.4, 2019 , pp. 273-285 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study is aimed to interpret the raw material characteristics and manufacturing technology through physical, mineral and geochemical analysis of the brown-glazed stonewares and roof tiles excavated from the Hong Nang Sida temple in Laos, which was built in the 12th century. The glaze of brown-glazed stoneware is a typical lime serial with CaO content of more than 15 % and they were vitrified. The body is the combination of quartz, mullite and cristobalite, but had not vitrified texture, and therefore, which is assumed to have been fired more than 950 ℃. Meanwhile, The roof tiles are unglazed and its outer color is reddish brown, whitish grey and bluish grey. The bluish gray tiles has sandwich structure, which seem to experience imperfect reducing environment. The tile samples with a number of amorphous iron oxide nodule had a very similar chemical composition. In conclusion, it is assumed that the clay source was made from raw material produced from the same bedrock. The firing temperature of roof tiles were divided into less than 900 ℃, 900~950 ℃ and greater than 950 ℃ according to detection of micas, hercynite and mullite.
Keywords
Khmer; Hong Nang Sida temple; brown-glazed stoneware; roof tile; firing temperature;
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