Post: Post Reply: I think it original. The antimony in some ancient opaque white is more soluble than clear glass. by Jake@nomaddesign

Original Message: I think it original. The antimony in some ancient opaque white is more soluble than clear glass.

Clear glass has less compounds to decompose. Very often as in this piece, you can note the devitrified white, while other colors are almost unaffected such as copper red, or manganese, cobalt, iron black. I bet Art would know quite a lot more? Copyright 2024
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Original Message: I think it original. The antimony in some ancient opaque white is more soluble than clear glass.
Clear glass has less compounds to decompose. Very often as in this piece, you can note the devitrified white, while other colors are almost unaffected such as copper red, or manganese, cobalt, iron black. I bet Art would know quite a lot more? Copyright 2024 All rights reserved by Bead Collector Network and its users

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