Figure 11

Melted mudbrick from the palace. (a) The upper surface of meltglass, showing non-vesicular ‘skin’; (b) broken surfaces of meltglass displaying vesicular texture; (c) upper surface and broken faces of meltglass. Note large unmelted light-colored mineral inclusion. (d)–(f) SEM images of highly vesicular surfaces of broken meltglass. Note bright metallic inclusions in several vesicles.