Table 4 Summary of identified colorants on glazed brick fragments (see [32, 33] for Munsell color notation)
From: Painted plaster and glazed brick fragments from Achaemenid Pasargadae and Persepolis, Iran
Color (Munsell color notation) | Glaze colorants identified from the analytical evidence |
|---|---|
Glaze—yellowish pink to pale yellow (2.5YR 8/6–2.5Y 9/4) | Lead antimonate, Pb(SbO3)2/Pb3(SbO4)2 |
Glaze—moderate yellowish green (10GY 6/6) | Copper |
Raised line—gray (N7.5) | Iron |
Raised line—white (10R 9/1) | Alkaline earth elements |