Provenancing of Roman mosaic glasses via multi element and isotopic analysis using quadrupole-based ICP mass spectrometry (ICPMS) and ICP optical emission spectrometry (ICPOES)

Analysis of ancient glass represent an interesting topic for archaeological science. Glass was considered a precious material. Particularly during the Roman period the production of glass was well organized. The use of multi elemental analysis and lead isotope ratios are two valuable tools for rebuilding the possible provenance of the original materials and moreover the economical implications. In the present work, multi element and isotopic analysis using quadrupole-based ICP mass spectrometry (ICPMS) and ICP optical emission spectrometry (ICPOES) are used for tracing the provenance of Roman glasses using also statistical analysis (PCA).