First insights into the archaeometric analysis of the Los Amores Mosaic in Cástulo (Linares, Spain): the Judgement of Paris.

This paper discusses results obtained from in situ analysis of the tesserae of the Roman mosaic of Los Amores (Cástulo site, Linares, Spain) dating back to the turn of the 1st to the 2nd century AD. Specifically, it focuses on the scene The Judgment of Paris. In view of the exceptional state of pres...

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Autores: Sánchez-Vizcaino, Alberto, Tuñón, José, Montejo, Manuel, Amate, Pilar, Ceprián, Bautista, Rousaki, Anastasia, Costa, Mafalda, Saelens, Delphine, Lycke, Sylvia, Vandenabeele, Peter
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Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Jaén
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Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-021-00491-7
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Mosaic
Castulo
In situ
Portable MRS
hXRF
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spelling First insights into the archaeometric analysis of the Los Amores Mosaic in Cástulo (Linares, Spain): the Judgement of Paris.Sánchez-Vizcaino, AlbertoTuñón, JoséMontejo, ManuelAmate, PilarCeprián, BautistaRousaki, AnastasiaCosta, MafaldaSaelens, DelphineLycke, SylviaVandenabeele, PeterRomanMosaicCastuloIn situPortable MRShXRFThis paper discusses results obtained from in situ analysis of the tesserae of the Roman mosaic of Los Amores (Cástulo site, Linares, Spain) dating back to the turn of the 1st to the 2nd century AD. Specifically, it focuses on the scene The Judgment of Paris. In view of the exceptional state of preservation of the mosaic, from which very few tesserae had fallen off, non-invasive methods with portable Micro Raman Spectroscopy (MRS) and hand-held X-ray fluorescence (hXRF) and data assessment by use of principal component analysis and binary representations were selected. The results obtained allow to evaluate both the analytical method and the portable equipment used, as well as to classify the raw materials, the colouring agents and the opacifiers used. MRS analysis proved crucial for the identification of stone tesserae (ironstones, carbonate and siliciclastic rocks) and for the identification of the type of glasses used (soda-lime-silicate and lead type glasses) based on the analysis of two detached tesserae. hXRF analysis of the glass tesserae identified both colouring agents (Co, Cu, Pb, Zn) and opacifiers (calcium antimonate). The data obtained lend themselves to an assessment of the degradation process that threaten the integrity of the mosaic. The identification of tessera made of specific stone materials (especially ironstone) and of lead glass tesserae suggest the existence of a mosaic workshop in the Upper Guadalquivir (Eastern Andalusia, Spain).Project Cástulo, Investigación arqueométrica y transferencia social (HAR2016‐74917‐R), the Archaeological Area of Cástulo (Linares, Spain), the CICT of University of Jaén and the SCAI of University of Málaga. M. Costa acknowledges Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia for a Ph.D. Fellowship (SFRH/BD/128889/2017) co-funded by the European Social Fund and by Portuguese national funds. A. Rousaki acknowledges the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO-Vlaanderen) for her postdoctoral fellowship (12X1919N).Springer202520252021info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-021-00491-7https://hdl.handle.net/10953/3887reponame:RUJA. Repositorio Institucional de la Producción Científica de la Universidad de Jaéninstname:Universidad de JaénHeritage Science (2021); 9:8Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 Españahttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:ruja.ujaen.es:10953/38872026-06-24T12:41:07Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv First insights into the archaeometric analysis of the Los Amores Mosaic in Cástulo (Linares, Spain): the Judgement of Paris.
title First insights into the archaeometric analysis of the Los Amores Mosaic in Cástulo (Linares, Spain): the Judgement of Paris.
spellingShingle First insights into the archaeometric analysis of the Los Amores Mosaic in Cástulo (Linares, Spain): the Judgement of Paris.
Sánchez-Vizcaino, Alberto
Roman
Mosaic
Castulo
In situ
Portable MRS
hXRF
title_short First insights into the archaeometric analysis of the Los Amores Mosaic in Cástulo (Linares, Spain): the Judgement of Paris.
title_full First insights into the archaeometric analysis of the Los Amores Mosaic in Cástulo (Linares, Spain): the Judgement of Paris.
title_fullStr First insights into the archaeometric analysis of the Los Amores Mosaic in Cástulo (Linares, Spain): the Judgement of Paris.
title_full_unstemmed First insights into the archaeometric analysis of the Los Amores Mosaic in Cástulo (Linares, Spain): the Judgement of Paris.
title_sort First insights into the archaeometric analysis of the Los Amores Mosaic in Cástulo (Linares, Spain): the Judgement of Paris.
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Sánchez-Vizcaino, Alberto
Tuñón, José
Montejo, Manuel
Amate, Pilar
Ceprián, Bautista
Rousaki, Anastasia
Costa, Mafalda
Saelens, Delphine
Lycke, Sylvia
Vandenabeele, Peter
author Sánchez-Vizcaino, Alberto
author_facet Sánchez-Vizcaino, Alberto
Tuñón, José
Montejo, Manuel
Amate, Pilar
Ceprián, Bautista
Rousaki, Anastasia
Costa, Mafalda
Saelens, Delphine
Lycke, Sylvia
Vandenabeele, Peter
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author2 Tuñón, José
Montejo, Manuel
Amate, Pilar
Ceprián, Bautista
Rousaki, Anastasia
Costa, Mafalda
Saelens, Delphine
Lycke, Sylvia
Vandenabeele, Peter
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author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Roman
Mosaic
Castulo
In situ
Portable MRS
hXRF
topic Roman
Mosaic
Castulo
In situ
Portable MRS
hXRF
description This paper discusses results obtained from in situ analysis of the tesserae of the Roman mosaic of Los Amores (Cástulo site, Linares, Spain) dating back to the turn of the 1st to the 2nd century AD. Specifically, it focuses on the scene The Judgment of Paris. In view of the exceptional state of preservation of the mosaic, from which very few tesserae had fallen off, non-invasive methods with portable Micro Raman Spectroscopy (MRS) and hand-held X-ray fluorescence (hXRF) and data assessment by use of principal component analysis and binary representations were selected. The results obtained allow to evaluate both the analytical method and the portable equipment used, as well as to classify the raw materials, the colouring agents and the opacifiers used. MRS analysis proved crucial for the identification of stone tesserae (ironstones, carbonate and siliciclastic rocks) and for the identification of the type of glasses used (soda-lime-silicate and lead type glasses) based on the analysis of two detached tesserae. hXRF analysis of the glass tesserae identified both colouring agents (Co, Cu, Pb, Zn) and opacifiers (calcium antimonate). The data obtained lend themselves to an assessment of the degradation process that threaten the integrity of the mosaic. The identification of tessera made of specific stone materials (especially ironstone) and of lead glass tesserae suggest the existence of a mosaic workshop in the Upper Guadalquivir (Eastern Andalusia, Spain).
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