Four Treasures Reference Database
Record No. 26974
Edelsteinbearbeitung im frühen Mittelalter - Untersuchungen zur kristallographischen Orientierung von Granatplättchen
Gemstone working in the early Middle Ages – Investigations into the crystallographic orientation of garnet tablets
Journal Article
Greiff, S. (1997) Edelsteinbearbeitung im frühen Mittelalter - Untersuchungen zur kristallographischen Orientierung von Granatplättchen. [Gemstone working in the early Middle Ages – Investigations into the crystallographic orientation of garnet tablets] Archäometrie und Denkmalpflege,, 24–26 March pp. 201–203.
Sinkankas/Born No.: NIS/NIB | Language: in German | not seen
gems, glyptic, engraved gems, agate, cameo, intaglio, garnet, Egypt, Greek, Greece
Examines early medieval gemstone working through the crystallographic orientation of thin garnet plates used as decorative inlays. The investigation addresses the relationship between the worked surfaces and the garnets’ crystal structure, with the aim of clarifying how craftspeople prepared these plates and whether crystallographic orientation influenced their manufacture.