An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c21.s8.6

v1.c21.s8.6

MASKI, five specimens: MK4 and MK5, Pd II, and MK1 to MK3, Pd III. MK1 is liver-red opaque weathered disc; MK2 dark brown moulded weathered glass; MK3 black weathered glass; MK4 bottle-green transparent bangle fragment; and MK5 purple transparent moulded bangle fragment. The specimens represent soda-lime silicate glass. The tinctorial agents are oxides of iron, copper, manganese and nickel. The liver-red colour is due to red oxide of copper, the green to oxide of iron (ferrous), the yellow to ferric oxide and the purple to manganese oxide. The specific gravity respectively is 2·34, 2·47, 2·21, 2·14 and 2·70.