Archaeological and Archaeometric Insights into a Roman Wall Painting Assemblage from the Blanes Dump (Mérida)

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ID13125336
AuthorsGonzalo Castillo Alcántara (0000-0003-3908-219X, University of Córdoba), Daniel Cosano (0000-0001-8524-2452, University of Córdoba, corresponding author), Alicia Fernández Díaz (0000-0002-3083-6277, Universidad de Murcia), José Rafael Ruiz (0000-0002-0982-4474, University of Córdoba, corresponding author)
Year2024
Volume7
Issue6
Pages2709-2729
Publication date2024-05-27
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHeritage (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2571-9408 • E-ISSN: 2571-9408
PublisherMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/heritage7060129
OpenAlexW4399042514
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited31

In this paper we describe the archaeological and archaeometric analysis of a Third Pompeian Style assemblage from the Blanes dump in Mérida (Spain). Based on the pottery context, the material would have been part of the decoration of a public or private space remodelled towards the end of the 1st century AD. Several samples from to the middle area of the assemblage, including panels, inter-panels and a frieze, were selected and studied using X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray fluorescence (XRF), Raman, gas chromatography and petrographic analysis. The results revealed the use of hematite, cinnabar, minium and goethite in different panels, as well as goethite, Egyptian blue, calcite, glauconite and carbon for the decorative motifs. They allowed us to define the painting techniques used and how they have affected the degradation of the pigments

Archaeology · Art · Assemblage (archaeology · Calcite · Cinnabar · Context (archaeology · Frieze · Geography · Glauconite · Goethite · Hematite · Mineralogy · Painting · Petrography · Pottery · Visual arts · Building materials and conservation · Chemistry · Conservation Techniques and Studies · Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis · Geology

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