In situ non-invasive multianalytical methodology to characterize mosaic tesserae from the House of Gilded Cupids, Pompeii

In situ non-invasive multianalytical methodology to characterize mosaic tesserae from the House of Gilded Cupids, Pompeii

Abstract Mosaics, one of the most important decorative artworks in the Roman culture, were usually elaborated with a set of tesserae joined with lime or others binders to form geometric or figurative decorations. The identification of both substrate and colored compounds of the tesserae is a challen...

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Main Authors: Iker Marcaida, Maite Maguregui, Héctor Morillas, Nagore Prieto-Taboada, Marco Veneranda, Silvia Fdez-Ortiz de Vallejuelo, Alberta Martellone, Bruno De Nigris, Massimo Osanna, Juan Manuel Madariaga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-01-01
Series:Heritage Science
Subjects:
Pompeian mosaics
X-ray fluorescence spectrometry
LIBS
Raman spectroscopy
Diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy
Local black colored volcanic rock
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40494-019-0246-1

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