An integrated spectroscopic study of painted plaster fragments of the Punic-Hellenistic period (4th-1st century BCE) from the Lilybaeum archaeological site in Sicily is presented. Elemental and molecular composition of the painted wall fragments is obtained via ED-XRF and FTIR spectroscopies. This study is the first ever performed on finds from Lilybaeum urban area. A wide colour palette is identified examining a significant set of 14 polychrome wall plaster fragments. Hematite, orpiment, massicot, green earths, Egyptian blue, and manganese black are discovered. Based on interdisciplinarity, this work spans from chemistry/physics to archaeology through the interpretation of the spectroscopic results in the ancient Mediterranean context. The methodological approach used may be extended to other similar projects.
Albertin F., Baumer L.E., Bettuzzi M., Brancaccio R., Casali F., Cifarelli L., et al. (2023). A spectroscopic study of Punic-Hellenistic polychromy on wall paintings at the Lilybaeum archaeological site. MATERIALS LETTERS, 349, 1-4 [10.1016/j.matlet.2023.134791].
A spectroscopic study of Punic-Hellenistic polychromy on wall paintings at the Lilybaeum archaeological site
Bettuzzi M.Membro del Collaboration Group
;Brancaccio R.Membro del Collaboration Group
;Casali F.Membro del Collaboration Group
;Cifarelli L.Supervision
;Morigi M. P.Membro del Collaboration Group
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2023
Abstract
An integrated spectroscopic study of painted plaster fragments of the Punic-Hellenistic period (4th-1st century BCE) from the Lilybaeum archaeological site in Sicily is presented. Elemental and molecular composition of the painted wall fragments is obtained via ED-XRF and FTIR spectroscopies. This study is the first ever performed on finds from Lilybaeum urban area. A wide colour palette is identified examining a significant set of 14 polychrome wall plaster fragments. Hematite, orpiment, massicot, green earths, Egyptian blue, and manganese black are discovered. Based on interdisciplinarity, this work spans from chemistry/physics to archaeology through the interpretation of the spectroscopic results in the ancient Mediterranean context. The methodological approach used may be extended to other similar projects.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
