Chemical, physical and mineralogical characterisation of the Hispano- Moresque tile collection from Lisbon Roman Theatre Museum

Authors

  • Ana Sofia Leal Departamento de Conservação e Restauro, Faculdade de Ciência e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal; VICARTE, Unidade de Investigação Vidro e Cerâmica para as Artes, Faculdade de Ciência e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6160-5837
  • Luís C. Alves Centro de Ciências e Tecnologias Nucleares, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Estrada Nacional 10, 2695-066 Bobadela LRS, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5369-5019
  • Susana Coentro Departamento de Conservação e Restauro, Faculdade de Ciência e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal; VICARTE, Unidade de Investigação Vidro e Cerâmica para as Artes, Faculdade de Ciência e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal; LAQV-REQUIMTE, DQ, FCT, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2338-8960
  • Sílvia Pereira Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil – LNEC, Av. Brasil 101, 1700-066 Lisboa, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3070-743X
  • Cátia Relvas Laboratório HERCULES, Universidade de Évora, Largo Marquês de Marialva 8, 7000-809 Évora, Portugal
  • Teresa Ferreira Laboratório HERCULES, Universidade de Évora, Largo Marquês de Marialva 8, 7000-809 Évora, Portugal; Departamento de Química, Universidade de Évora, Rua Romão Ramalho, 59, 7000-671 Évora, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7902-8900
  • José Mirão Laboratório HERCULES, Universidade de Évora, Largo Marquês de Marialva 8, 7000-809 Évora, Portugal; Departamento de Geociências, Universidade de Évora, Rua Romão Ramalho, 59, 7000-671 Évora, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0103-3448
  • Lídia Fernandes Museu de Lisboa – Teatro Romano, Pátio do Aljube 5, 1100-091 Lisboa, Portugal
  • Vânia Solange Muralha VICARTE, Unidade de Investigação Vidro e Cerâmica para as Artes, Faculdade de Ciência e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5488-9069

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14568/cp2017011

Keywords:

Hispano-Moresque tiles, Plumbic glazed, Ceramic body, Chemical composition, Physical characteristics, Archaeological excavation

Abstract

This work intends to study a set of Hispano-Moresque tile fragments from the Lisbon Roman Theatre Museum collection. The chemical and morphological characterization of the glazes and the ceramic body was presented and also the mineralogical characterization of the latter. The glazes are plumbic, being the opacity of the white and blue colors due to SnO2 (4-11 %). The other colors present amounts of SnO2 lower than 2 %. The ceramic body is typical of calcite-based pastes with CaO between 16-28 % and Fe2O3 between 4-5 %, the latter being responsible for the cream/ rose color. The mineralogical study identified wollastonite, calcite, diopside and calcic plagioclases. The results indicate that the firing temperature was generally around 1000 ºC while in some cases it was probably closer to 900 ºC. Physical characterization revealed values of 30-42 % for open porosity, a bimodal pore size distribution, a maximum water absorption of 16-26 % and a water absorption coefficient by capillarity of 1,5-6,1 kg·m-2·h-1/2.

 

Received: 2017-3-23
Revised: 2017-11-19
Accepted: 2017-12-2
Online: 2017-12-10
Publication: 2018-9-29

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2018-09-29

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Leal, A. S., Alves, L. C., Coentro, S., Pereira, S., Relvas, C., Ferreira, T., Mirão, J., Fernandes, L., & Muralha, V. S. (2018). Chemical, physical and mineralogical characterisation of the Hispano- Moresque tile collection from Lisbon Roman Theatre Museum. Conservar Património, 29, 25–39. https://doi.org/10.14568/cp2017011

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