Cecilie Brøns

Biographic Data

ID1704371
NAMECecilie Brøns
GIVEN NAMESCecilie
FAMILY NAMEBrøns
SIGNATUREBRØNS C
AFFILIATIONSNy Carlsberg Glyptotek
ORCID0000-0001-7089-7958
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS14
TOTAL CITATIONS13
WORKS AS AUTHOR12
WORKS AS EDITOR2
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2016
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX2

  • Dyes in History and Archaeology 42

    Open AccessJo Kirby, Cecilie Brøns et al.ARTICLEHeritage2025References: 9

    This is the second of the Dyes in History and Archaeology series of conference papers to be published as a Special Issue of Heritage; as before, its focus is on the use of dyes extracted from naturally occurring sources or early synthetic dyes [...]

  • The Scent of Ancient Greco‐roman Sculpture

    Open AccessCecilie BrønsARTICLEOxford Journal of Archaeology2025References: 15

    The use of perfumes for the human body as well as for creating scented environments is well documented in the ancient Mediterranean world. However, as this study will elucidate, perfumes were used not just for living human bodies, but also for ancient sculptures. In fact, not only were sculptures originally polychrome and adorned but in some cases they were also scented, which would have made the experience of them not only a visual but also an o…

  • Behind the mask − Archaeometric analysis of four gilded Romano-Egyptian mummy masks from the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen

    Open AccessTuuli Kasso, Caterina Zaggia et al.ARTICLEJournal of Archaeological Science…2025References: 1

  • Analytical methodological adaptations for sampling ancient pigments in provenance research

    Open AccessAlexandra Rodler-Rørbo, Cecilie Brøns et al.ARTICLEJournal of Cultural Heritage2024References: 14

  • Tracking Color Through Time

    Cecilie Brøns, Jens Stenger et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Archaeology2024References: 27

    A comparative study of four Etruscan terracotta urns from Chiusi, Italy, investigates their ancient polychromy and the urns’ trajectories through changing modern-day art market practices and museum conservation policies. The objects’ shared moldmade motif of a specific scene from Sophocles’ play Antigone makes this group particularly suitable for illustrating differences and similarities in their past and present materiality, uncovered by multisp…

  • Making and working Egyptian blue – a review of the archaeological evidence

    Open AccessI Kovalev, Alexandra Rodler-Rørbo et al.ARTICLEJournal of Archaeological Science2023

  • Textiles in Ancient Mediterranean Iconography

    Susanna Harris, Cecilie Brøns et al.EDITORBOOKTextiles in Ancient Mediterranean…2022

  • Palmyrene Polychromy

    Open AccessCecilie Brøns, Jens Stenger et al.ARTICLEHeritage2022

    The current study is the first comprehensive investigation of the polychromy of Palmyrene funerary portraits. It presents the technical examinations of six portraits (ca. 150–250 CE) from the collection of the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, illustrating the marvellous splendour of the cultural heritage of ancient Palmyra. The six portraits were examined with various analytical methods, including microscopy, ultraviolet-induced visible fluorescence imagi…

  • Reconstructing Ancient Polychromy

    Cecilie BrønsARTICLEJournal of Eastern Mediterranean…2020

    The article focuses on a digital reconstruction of a Palmyrene portrait, the so-called Beauty of Palmyra, in the collections of the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen, a project recently carried out for a special exhibition on ancient Palmyra. The study introduces to the academic work behind color reconstructions by presenting not only the artwork and its polychromy but especially the intermediate considerations and choices behind the final recon…

  • The rarest blue

    Open AccessCecilie Brøns, Signe Buccarella Hedegaard et al.ARTICLEArchaeometry2020Cited by: 3References: 8

    The current interdisciplinary study of a funerary portrait has provided the first identification of a blue pigment on Palmyrene sculpture. The exceptional attestation of lapis lazuli on the examined portrait confirms the use of this highly valuable semiprecious stone in ancient polychromy, which was previously thought to be a later addition to the painter's palette. Considering that the archaeological record contains numerous minor objects carved…

  • Probing the provenance of archaeological glaze colorants

    Open AccessAlexandra Rodler-Rørbo, A S Rodler et al.ARTICLEArchaeometry2019References: 45

    The polychrome glazes from the Processional Way and the Ishtar Gate of Babylon are among the best preserved from antiquity. Yet, little is known about the logistical choices involved in their production. Variations in isotope ratios can be useful for complementing an archaeological investigation of potential geological sources of raw materials. Consistent with archaeological evidence and ancient texts on trade in metals, Turkish ore deposits are …

  • Textiles and Cult in the Ancient Mediterranean

    Cecilie Brøns, Marie-Louise NoschEDITORBOOKTextiles and Cult in the Ancient…2017

  • Provenancing ancient pigments

    Open AccessAlexandra Rodler-Rørbo, Gilberto Artioli et al.ARTICLEJournal of Archaeological Science…2017Cited by: 2References: 27

  • Egyptian blue

    Open AccessAmalie Skovmøller, Cecilie Brøns et al.ARTICLEJournal of Roman Archaeology2016Cited by: 8

    Colours containing bright and saturated blue hues were popular for painterly effects in most of the Mediterranean cultures dating from the Bronze Age to the fall of the Roman Empire. Pigments providing the desired blue were produced from precious minerals such as azurite and lapis lazuli, but bright blue hues also came from pigments produced by merging other naturally occurring sources. This large group of synthetically-generated blue frits is re…