Metal Vessels Research Articles

Recycle, repair and reuse in Roman Napoca

The archaeological rescue excavations carried out between 1992 and 2001 and again in 2012 in Roman Napoca (Cluj-Napoca, Romania), on the site from Victor Deleu Street revealed important information regarding the life of the ancient town and its residential areas. One of the most interesting discoveries is represented by an assemblage of twelve metal objects: a statue, a statuette, three fragmentary metal vessels, four pieces belonging to lighting equipment (candlesticks and a lamp base), a pair of scissors fragmentarily preserved and two decorated bronze plates. They were identified on the floor of an annex belonging to a private residence, in a context which can be dated during the fourth–fifth decades of the 3rd century AD. The paper is a preliminary analysis of the assemblage. The objects are all high-quality imports and most of them present traces of repair or were recomposed from different parts coming from other objects. They attest the existence of a ‘antiquarian-restorer’ in Roman Napoca and reveal a clear concern for selecting, collecting, recycling, repairing and refunctioning good quality objects.

A Survey-Based Analysis of the Usage Experience of Aluminium Metal Vessels in Our Lives for Risk Assessment among Kadapa City, Andhra Pradesh, India

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the purpose, usage, and side effects of the aluminium vessels used by participants. Methods: It is a survey-based study designed to check the extent of aluminium involvement in their lives and perception of awareness. The 12-item questionnaire was administered to the participants who were English-literate and Telugu (local) language. In total, 500 participants indicated that they had used aluminium metal vessels. Section 1 with demographic information, and Section 2 with twelve questions with multiple correct answers. Results: The findings of this study indicate that knowledge, purpose, usage, and side effects of aluminium metal vessels. However, the current consensus among the respondents is that current aluminium toxicity-focused knowledge is inadequate for such an application. Conclusion: The current study was designed to explore the frequency of aluminium usage in various forms in the Indian population of Kadapa city of Andhra Pradesh and investigate any preferential difference in aluminium usage with education and occupation. The major findings are that the majority of respondents used aluminium vessels for different purposes, and fewer were aware of safety concerns. Using aluminium vessels causes different health problems. However, this study recommended alternatives to aluminium vessels, such as brass, stainless, and copper, etc.

Features of the Karakhanid craftsmanship

The establishment of Karakhanid rule in Mawarannahr (942-1212) led to the political unification of vast territories from East Turkestan to Khorezm. Political integrity, economic stability and intensive trade between the urban and steppe communities provided an environment conducive to developing local craftsmanship.This article analyses the mutual influences and common features observed in the craftsmanship of the settled population and nomads in Mawarannahr under the Karakhanids. It demonstrates preservation of the ‘Turkic motifs’ in the new cultural environment. Although the vast territory of the Karakhanid state from Jetisu to Amu-Darya preserved local cultural peculiarities, the formation of universal cultural forms was conspicuous. This article demonstrates the innovations and transformation processes of the Karakhanid era’s craftsmanship, focusing on metal and ceramic products, as well as jewelry. During this period, unglazed pottery of an archaic type, similar to Bronze Age vessels, was widely used, along with fine pottery. These handmade vessels are painted with gray or red engobe. In addition to traditional products of high quality, there are also metal vessels and female jewelry decorated with zoomorphic images. However the presence of these products does not necessarily indicate a decline in the overall quality of craftsmanship in the region.

Римські бронзові черпаки у варварів Північного Причорномор’я

The paper examines all known finds of Roman bronze casseroles from the Sarmatian and Late Scythian burials in the territories of Ukraine, Moldova, and Romania. The items were classified according to relevant typological schemes, the dating of the finds was substantiated and a cross-cultural comparative analysis was carried out. Bronze casseroles, which were part of the equipment of a Roman legionary, are probably the most numerous type of Roman metal vessels found in the Sarmatian and Late Scythian burials. The typology and chronology of Roman bronze casseroles is well developed, and they are a reliable chronological marker. Roman bronze casseroles from the Sarmatian and Late Scythian burials of modern Ukraine, Moldova, and Romania have been studied in several works, but a comparative analysis of these vessels among the Sarmatians and Late Scythians of the Northern Pontic region has not yet been conducted and is one of the tasks of this work. Ten bronze casseroles have been discovered in the Sarmatian graves in modern Ukraine, Moldova and Romania and seven ones in the Late Scythian burials in the Crimea. The Sarmatian assemblages with Roman casseroles of Eggers types 137—144 in the Northern Pontic region are dated from the second half of the 1st to the mid-2nd centuries AD. It should be noted that the majority of similar vessels from Asian Sarmatia were also found in the graves dated mainly to the second half of the 1st — the first third of the 2nd centuries AD. There is a version that such casseroles got to the Sarmatians after the Bosporus-Roman war of 45—49 AD. A somewhat different picture is observed among the Late Scythians. All assemblages with Roman casseroles are dated since the mid-1st century AD (Ust-Alma, grave no. 720, Eggers type 133) until the last quarter of the same century (the rest of the assemblages of Ust-Alma and Belbek IV burial grounds). Sarmatian graves with casseroles have been accompanied by various and often expensive grave goods. The burials of the Late Scythian necropoli with bronze vessels also belonged to the wealthy members of the community. The assortment of Sarmatian and Late Scythian imported casseroles is somewhat different — the Sarmatians had no early casseroles of Eggers types 133—136, and the Late Scythians had no Gödåker type casseroles (Eggers type 144). There are no casseroles in the Late Scythian burials of the Lower Dnipro region, all finds are concentrated in the Crimea.

KANI CHARMOU, AN IRON AGE II GRAVEYARD

Examining the archaeological findings within the Mannaean kingdom, a significant association with Assyria emerges, highlighting these regions’ interconnectedness. The influence of both Urartian and Assyrian cultures on the Mannaean people becomes evident, indicating a shared cultural heritage or intimate exchanges among these cultures. Notably, the Kani Charmou graveyard in Mannaea serves as a compelling example, revealing a rich assortment of artifacts that parallel those discovered in Ziwiye, a renowned archaeological site in the region. These diverse grave goods unequivocally demonstrate the existence of a robust trade and exchange network between Mannaea and its neighbouring western counterpart, Assyria, and the profound impact of Assyrian culture on Mannaean society. This connection is also evident in religious practices, which show similarities. Through stylistic analysis and the identification of parallels in metal vessels, glazed jars, and a cylinder seal, the proposed dating of the Kani Charmou graveyard aligns with the Iron Age II period.

Szalacska and the Hallstatt period metal vessels from Western Hungary

Conventionally, Nagyberki-Szalacska is thought to be one of the most significant Early Iron Age sites in Western Hungary. Its importance is underlined by a few metal sheet fragments unearthed in 1941 during the looting of a tumulus of the Szalacska cemetery. Their rich decoration and the traces of the manufacturing process as well as other marks suggest that the metal sheet was used as a cover for a vessel made of some organic material. The decoration of the metal sheet provides new information regarding the cultural contacts between Nagyberki-Szalacska and the EIA centres of power in southeast Austria. In addition to the metal sheet fragments from Szalacska, a hitherto unpublished ensemble of bronze vessel fragments kept in the Hungarian National Museum highlights the need for a revision of the information about the EIA toureutics in western Hungary.

Manufacturing Technology and Usage of Glass Fragments in Jahangir Dome and Goriye, Sasanid Sites in Western Iran

This article introduces the Sasanid glass found during excavations at the western Iranian sites of Jahangir Dome and Goriye in Ilam province. In addition to architectural remains, different types of Sasanid pottery, glass, and metal vessels were found at these sites. Considering the importance of the glass industry in this period, the purpose of this article is to study the typological styles and chemical compositions of the glass fragments excavated at Jahangir Dome and Goriye to identify the origin of the vitreous materials. Glass fragments from these sites are divided into four groups based on the form and typology and include: vessel fragments, cosmetic containers, bracelets, and beads. According to the elemental analysis, silicon dioxide, sodium oxide, and calcium oxide are the main chemical components in the studied samples, and analyzed glass materials are of a plant-ash silica-soda-lime glass-type.

“D.G. Messerschmidt’s Cups”

We describe two metal vessels, procured by looters and offered to D.G. Messerschmidt, who in 1722 traveled across southern Krasnoyarsk Territory. A bronze cup, judging by a description in researcher’s journal and by the accompanying drawing, resembled Old Turkic specimens. However, the hunting scene engraved on its body suggests Chinese provenance. A silver vessel from the vestry of Fort Karaulny church is peculiar to 7th–10th century Sogdian toreutics. It evidently belongs to a group of vessels with polygonal bodies, specifi cally to type 1—octagonal. Having been manufactured in Sogd, polygonal vessels were exported to China. Chinese jewelers copied the form of “wine cups” and adorned them with traditional fl oral designs and various scenes. An octagonal silver cup with an Uyghur inscription, found in 1964 in a kurgan at a medieval cemetery Nad Polyanoi, was likewise manufactured by Tang artisans. Other polygonal silver cups are listed—heptagonal and sexagonal. It is concluded that vessels made of precious metals testify to stable trade relations that emerged in 700–1100 and connected Siberia with Sogd and the Tang Empire.

Panicle formation order influence in rice Oryza sativa L in vitro androgenesis

A comparative analysis of rice Oryza sativa L. main and lateral panicles in androgenesis in vitro on F1 plants of two hybrid combinations: L×3P and K×3P to increase the number of cultivated anthers during the season was carried out. Donor plants were grown on the growing area in metal vessels filled with soil. The main panicle was used from three L×3P hybrids and one K×3P hybrid, single lateral panicle was cut from six L×3P plants and three K×3P plants. The genotypes number was calculated as the product of the calli number with doubled haploids by 1.25. In vitro culture 2050 anthers were introduced. According to the intensity of callus formation, the number of green regenerants per callus, and the doubled haploids proportion, there were no statistically significant differences between the main and lateral panicles in the L×3P combination. In total, 215 doubled haploids lines of twenty nine genotypes were obtained, which is theoretically sufficient for breeding a new variety. On the hybrid combination K×3P, 120 doubled haploids of five genotypes were formed from one donor plant with the main panicle. There were no statistically significant differences between the main and lateral panicles. It is concluded that it is expedient to use lateral rice panicles in vitro androgenesis to create the initial breeding material. Their use makes it possible to distribute labor force over time and increase the total volume of anthers cultivated in vitro, and, ultimately, the doubled haploids number and variability of one sample. In the time absence and other restrictions, it is preferable to use the main panicle.

Archaeology and History: A Late Antiquity for Britain

Archaeology and History: A Late Antiquity for Britain

Interaction Problems in Madytos 1st Millennium BC Gray Wares: Phrygian Relations

Madytos kazılarında ele geçen MÖ 1. binyıl gri seramik topluluğu, Orta ve Geç Tunç Çağı öncüleri yanında farklı çağdaş kültürlerin metal ve seramik işçiliğinden beslenen kuzeybatı Anadolu gri seramikleriyle benzerlikler taşımaktadır. Bu çalışma bu bağlamda Frigya metal kap ve seramikleriyle ilişkili olan Madytos buluntusu gri seramiklerin kronolojik ve etkileşimsel yapısına dair bazı sorunları ortaya koymayı amaçlar. Çalışmada ele alınan örnekler, Madytos gri seramiği ile Frigya kapları arasındaki etkileşimin en geç MÖ 9.?/8. yüzyıla kadar geriye gittiği ve MÖ 6. yüzyılda devam ettiğini gösterir. Gri seramikte Madytos-Frigya ilişkilerinin karakteri; kuzeyden üst üste gelip Madytos’tan geçen Balkan ve Aiol göçleri, daha sonra kurulacak olan Frig Krallığı’nın kuzey-doğu Ege etkileşim ağının seramik biçim ve süslemelerine nüfuzu ve Hellespontos İyon kolonizasyonu gibi her biri kendi içinde ve birbirileri arasında girift sorunları barındırır. Madytos’ta ele geçen Frigya bağlantılı gri seramikler, kuzey-doğu Ege seramik etkileşim ağının kıyı bölgeler ve adalarla izole bir sistem olmadığını, gri seramikte görülen Frigya unsurlarının varlığından da anlaşıldığı üzere etkileşimin iç kesimleri de kapsadığını göstermektedir.

Inner blast response of fiber reinforced aluminum tubes

In this work, the dynamic failure of Fiber Reinforced Metal Tubes (FRMTs) under inner blast load was experimentally investigated. The FRMTs was prepared by winding the basalt fiber or H-glass fiber onto the aluminum lining through filament winding process. The influence of explosive mass, winding angle and number of layers on the failure modes of FRMTs were obtained and discussed. The results showed that the fiber reinforced metal tubes performed better anti-blast performance compared to metallic tubes, in terms of deformation amount and failure severity. The FRMTs with winding angle of ±55° provided the best anti-explosion performance under inner blast as a result of the balance between circumferential and axis stresses, and the blast resistance can further be enhanced by optimizing the circumferential strength of inner layers through changing the inner winding angle. With higher strength and flexibility, the H-glass fiber reinforced metal tube had less penetration cracks, small expansion ratio and axial deformation width compared with basalt fiber reinforced metal tubes. It is believed that the current study can be a good reference for the design of fiber reinforced metal tubes or vessels.

Protohistoric metal-urn cremation burials (1400–100 BC): a pan-European phenomenon

Archaeologists have long looked to Homeric epic, which describes the collection of heroes’ ashes in metal vessels for interment, as a comparison to high-status burials found in the Greek world and, beyond, in temperate Europe. Rarely, however, has the phenomenon of aristocratic metal-urn cremation burials across Bronze and Iron Age Europe and the Mediterranean been analysed as a single phenomenon. The author presents a continental-scale study based on a corpus of nearly 600 burials, identifying chronological and geographical patterns. The results emphasise how this elite funerary custom drew on and extended a set of shared aristocratic values and practices across Europe and the Mediterranean in the first millennium BC.

Growth of Pentacene Crystals by Naphthalene Flux Method.

We report the crystal growth of pentacene from a solution of naphthalene. The solubility of pentacene in naphthalene was evaluated by optical absorption at elevated temperature. The crystal growth was performed in an H-shaped sealed glass tube or metal vessels sealed with ultrahigh-vacuum compatible flanges placed in heated two-zone aluminum blocks. The obtained crystals had a single-crystal-like appearance and flat surface. They were made of aligned microtwins of the “bulk type” (interlayer spacing 14.5 Å) polymorph.

In-situ MgO generation method: A new strategy for mitigating the corrosivity of molten chloride salt

Molten chloride salts are excellent heat transfer fluids (HTFs) and thermal energy storage (TES) media, and they have potential applications in concentrating solar power (CSP) plants. However, they have strong corrosivity to metal pipes or vessels in actual working conditions, which is an urgent problem that needs to be solved. In this paper, a new strategy for mitigating the corrosivity of molten NaCl-CaCl2-MgCl2 salt is proposed. The results showed that the formation of MgO particles in molten salt using the in-situ generation method is an effective method for mitigating the corrosivity of molten chloride salt.

The Maikop engraving

The topic of this article is the engraved scenery on one of the metal vessels from princely kurgan grave in Maikop. The scene realistically displays certain landschaft with hills and many other details, making it unique in its time and space. Apart from unquestionable artistic value, its significance also lies in a proper interpretation of the display which can contribute to the clarification of certain issues regarding the development of the Maikop culture community. The analysis of the engraved scenery was a point of interest for almost all researchers of the Maikop culture and they all agree that it shows quite vast landscape or some kind of a layout of a specific area with its characteristic relief, plants and animals. However, when it concerns the issue of identification of presented landschaft, the opinions vary. This article analyses various interpretations (Farmakovskij, Munchaev, Amscler, Hintze), and the author ultimately supports Farmakovskij the most, who claims that this is a representation of North Caucasus area, i.e. the territory of Maikop culture what makes this engraving, the vessel as well, made by domesticcraftsman. There are several points that attribute to this claim. The displayed mountain range matches the most to the Caucasian range viewed from the north and the displayed animals, including lions and panthers, lived at this area at the time. That this vessel is a domestic product indicates the fact that Maikopian gold and silver ware has no analogies in contemporarycultures, including golden pearls as well as bull and lion figurines from the graves in Maikop and from Staromišatovska hoard. The Maikop culture was one of the most important centers for the development and distribution of copper alloy metallurgy (arsenic bronze and nickel bronze) which marks the beginning of the new epoch of the Bronze Age. According to allthings considered, there is a concept of luxurious vessels and other precious metal items, including realistic animal figurines – the artistic style which is going to be recognizable during the next 3rd millennium in urban culture of neighboring Mesopotamia. To support the mentioned interpretation by Farmakovskij, it can be concluded that the attempt to identify prehistoric landschaft based on present-day relief can be misguiding because the geographical layout of northernCaucasus in 4th millennium BC was quite different from the one we have today. The absolute dating puts the Maikop kurgan into the time period between 3700 – 3500 BC, the beginning of Subboreal, the age of Fedorov’s transgression when the level of Black and the Sea of Azov was up to 3m higher than today. Accordingly, the coastal line of the Sea of Azov at thetime had to be much more inside the Kuban area, including the delta of the river Kuban. Having that in mind, the more accurate location of the area represented in the Maikop engraving can be predicted. This could be the territory of north-western Caucasus ruled by the Maikop prince. Left river, with larger bend would be Kuban, while the right would be Belajaflowing through present-day Maikop. Nowadays, Belaja flows into an artificial lake, recently created at the river Kuban, while during the period of the Maikop culture, both of these rivers could flow into the Sea of Azov, close to present-day lake or further to the west.

A Shape for Few Seasons: The Rapid Appearance and Disappearance of the Mainland Greek Panel Cup: Supplemental Material

© American School of Classical Studies at Athens http://dx.doi.org/10.2972/hesperia.91.4.0571.app hesperia 91 (2022) Online Supplement SUPPLEMENTAL TABLES A supplement to “A Shape for Few Seasons: The Rapid Appearance and Disappearance of the Mainland Greek Panel Cup,” by Jeremy B. Rutter and Michael Lindblom: Hesperia 91 (2022), pp. 571–648; http://dx.doi .org/10.2972/hesperia.91.4.0571. Table S1 is a catalogue of ca.180 terracotta imitations on early Mycenaean (Late Helladic [LH] I–IIB) ceramic containers of the functional metal rivets used to attach portions of sheet metal to each other on contemporary metal vessels employing gold, silver, and electrum.The chronological as well as regional significance of such imitations are surveyed in Rutter, forthcoming a and forthcoming b. Table S2 provides a selective catalogue of published panel cups of Middle Cycladic (MC)–Late Cycladic (LC) I date from the western Cycladic sites of Akrotiri (Thera), Ayia Irini (Keos), and Phylakopi (Melos). The panel cups listed here from Akrotiri include only those published in Marthari 1980; for numerous MC and LC I additions from that site, see those referenced inTable 2 under Nikolakopoulou 2019,vol.1,pp.163–164, and Marthari 1993, pp. 83–86. For further examples from Phylakopi, as well as from the central Cycladic sites of Mikre Vigla (Naxos) and Paroikia (Paros), see Table 2. Jeremy B. Rutter and Michael Lindblom 2 TABLE S1. CATALOGUE OF IMITATION TERRACOTTA RIVETS ON EARLY MYCENAEAN POTTERY OF LATE HELLADIC I–IIB DATE Class/Ware Shape Rivet No. Rivet Placement Date Site of Discovery Nature of Context Reference Painted Motif Painted Classes Aiginetan Monochrome Matt-Painted AigMP krater 1 + 1 rim-spout junction LH I Lerna tomb (shaft grave 2) Lindblom, forthcoming, no. P949 double(?) horiz. wavy band AigMP goblet 1 rim-handle junction LH I(?) Site B39 (To Milo) surface find Nordquist 1988, p. 20, fig. 7:4; 1995, pp. 196 (no. 801), 247, figs. 42:801, 127:801 multiple zigzag AigMP rimhandled jug/ amphora 1 (appropriately located) rim-handle junction LH I Lerna settlement Zerner 1988, p. 4, no. 48, fig. 16:48 linear as preserved AigMP(?) rimhandled hydria 1 rim-handle junction LH IIB(?) Thebes (Dagdaleni plot) settlement Mountjoy 1999, vol. 2, p. 654, no. 29, fig. 248:29 neck: horiz. wavy lines; shoulder: simple panels with dash fill alternating with single vert. wavy lines; belly zone: double zigzag AigMP(?) rimhandled hydria 1 rim-handle junction LH IIIA1(?) Rhodes tomb (Ialysos Ch.T. 20) Benzi 1992, pl. 35d; Mountjoy 1999, vol. 2, p. 992, no. 9, fig. 401:9 neck: horiz. wavy band; shoulder: pendent joining semicircles above quirk; belly zone: triple zigzag Aiginetan Bichrome Matt-Painted AigBi fourhandled jar 3 + 4 rim-vert. strap handle junction LH I Mycenae tomb (Grave Circle B, Γ-36) Mylonas 1973, pp. 61– 62, pls. 47:βb, 222; Dietz 1991, pp. 229, 231 (shape LD-6), figs. 72, 74; Pruckner 2010, pp. 110–111, 280–281, fig. 82 foliate band FM 64 on lower shoulder Argive Bichrome Matt-Painted ArgBi goblet(?) 1 rim-handle junction LH I(?) Midea settlement Walberg 2007, p. 224, no. 1364, fig. 122:1364 linear as preserved Boiotian Bichrome Matt-Painted BoiBi vert.handled krater or large goblet 1 rim-handle junction LH I Kirrha settlement Mathioudaki 2011, vol. 1, pp. 68, 123; vol. 2, p. 43, pl. 189:42 horiz. zigzag on top of horiz. lip; ? on shoulder Mainland Greek Fine Matt-Painted MGFMP semiglobular cup 2 rim-handle junction LH I Early Mycenae tomb (Grave Circle B, Η-93) Mylonas 1973, p. 108, pls. 92:β, 232, 238; Graziadio 1988, p. 366, fig. 5c; Dietz 1991, pp. 157, 161 (shape AB-14), figs. 48, 49 running spiral pairs below pendent joining semicircles (continued on next page) A Shape for Few Seasons 3 Class/Ware Shape Rivet No. Rivet Placement Date Site of Discovery Nature of Context Reference Painted Motif MGFMP semiglobular cup 2 rim-handle junction LH I Early Tsoungiza settlement Rutter 1989, pp. 4, 15, no. 2, fig. 3; 2020, pp. 588, 625, no. E41, fig. 9.46:E41 pendent double semicircles MGFMP semiglobular cup 1 rim-handle junction LH I(?) Midea settlement Walberg 2007, pp...

A Sarmatian-period ceramic tripod from Rákóczifalva

A medium-sized late Sarmatian–Hun-period settlement was excavated at the Rákóczifalva-Bagi-földek 5 site in 2006. The present study offers a detailed assessment of a unique vessel from the site, which yielded a very rich ceramic inventory. The large three-legged vessel is without exact parallels in the period’s published material. A review of the late antique parallels suggests that the vessel is an adoption of late Roman-early Byzantine metal vessels or perhaps pottery forms. In spite of its uniqueness, the vessel fits into the range of the special products of late Sarmatian pottery and reflects the far-reaching range of cultural and trade contacts on the Hungarian Plain during the late Sarmatian period.

Organic Remains in Early Christian Egyptian Metal Vessels: Investigation with Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy and Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry

Organic remains preserved on eight copper alloy artifacts of the Byzantine Collection of the Benaki Museum with an Egyptian provenance were investigated, implementing a multi-analytical approach combining microscopy-FTIR and GC/MS. The transmission spectra of powder samples provided important information on the vessels regarding inorganic and organic components. In the latter case, subsequent extractions with a range of solvents allowed discrimination of components with different polarities and provided data on the suitability of the solvents for the acquisition of more informative spectra. GC/MS was implemented for the detailed characterization of the compounds present in the samples because of the complex nature of the residues preserved. A wide range of fatty acid oxidation products was identified, including a series of α, ω-dicarboxylic acids typical of such remains. In addition, vicinal dihydroxy-docosanoic and dihydroxy-eicosanoic acid, oxidation products of erucic and gondoic acid, respectively, were detected. Both are found in abundance in oils from plants belonging to the Brassicaceae family and imply their multiple uses in medieval Egypt.

Shift of tellurium solid-solubility limit and enhanced thermoelectric performance of bismuth antimony telluride milled with yttria-stabilized zirconia balls and vessels

As a thermoelectric material, Bi0.3Sb1.7Te3.0+x (x = 0‒0.05) was fabricated by mechanical alloying using yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) ceramic balls and vessels, followed by hot pressing. The effects of the added tellurium on the thermoelectric properties of Bi0.3Sb1.7Te3.0 fabricated with YSZ milling media were investigated. All sintered samples were isotropic and showed p-type conduction. The tellurium solid-solubility limit for Bi0.3Sb1.7Te3.0 was determined to be x = 0.01 by differential thermal analysis (DTA). The solid-solubility limit of the sample fabricated using YSZ was narrower than that of the congener prepared with Si3N4 balls and stainless-steel metal vessels. Among the evaluated compositions, the Bi0.3Sb1.7Te3.01 sintered disk had the highest dimensionless figure of merit, ZT = 1.30, at room temperature. This value was superior to that of Bi0.3Sb1.7Te3.0+x fabricated using metal vessels. Thus, selection of the milling media affected the optimum doping amount and maximum ZT.