Pigments and Plasters From the Roman Settlement of Thamusida (Rabat, Morocco)

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ID8352149
AutoresE Gliozzo (0000-0001-6738-078X, University of Siena, autor correspondente), Fernanda Cavari (University of Siena), D Damiani (0000-0002-2748-4442, University of Siena), I Memmi (University of Siena)
Ano2012
Volume54
Fascículo2
Páginas278-293
Data de publicação2012-04-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoArchaeometry (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0003-813X • E-ISSN: 1475-4754
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1475-4754.2011.00617.x
OpenAlexW1916036753
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas13
Referências citadas19

A total of 22 samples were taken both from plasters still in situ and from collapsed material recovered by French, Italian and Moroccan teams at the Roman settlement of Thamusida (Rabat, Morocco). The sample characterization was obtained using optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, image analysis and Raman micro‐spectroscopy. Plaster aggregate was made using a mixture of sands and clays that outcrop nearby, while lime was probably produced using the local limestone crust, as was further verified for the mortars. The plasters from the bath complexes (public buildings) and the Temple à trois cellae (sacred building) were very poorly made, while those from areas VII and XX (private buildings) indicated the involvement of more expert masons. The pigments used were cinnabar, red ochre, yellow ochre, Egyptian blue, green earth, chalk white and carbon black. The overall manufacture was of low quality, and hence perfectly comparable to that observed in other Roman Provinces. With respect to Italy and to other Mediterranean Roman sites, Thamusida fits well within an aesthetic and technical koinè that differentiates sites of the Italian peninsula from those in the Provinces

Archaeology · Art · Cinnabar · Fresco · Geochemistry · Geography · Hematite · Lime · Masonry · Mineralogy · Outcrop · Painting · Visual arts · Building materials and conservation · Conservation Techniques and Studies · Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis · Geology · Paleontology