The colors of the circus mosaic from barcino (Roman barcelona)
Archaeometric studies on mosaics often concentrate only on glass tesserae, while comprehensive studies including both stone and glass tesserae are scarce; however, both types of tesserae can sometimes bring relevant data to elaborate archaeological knowledge on a studied mosaic. In this paper, a rep...
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The colors of the circus mosaic from barcino (Roman barcelona)characterization, provenance and technology issuesCasas, Lluís|||0000-0003-0948-8658Di Febo, Roberta|||0000-0002-1102-8231Boix Martinez, Carme|||0000-0003-0639-8163Egea, AlbertVallcorba Valls, Oriol|||0000-0001-6499-7688Queralt, Ignasi|||0000-0002-8790-8382Anglisano, Anna|||0000-0003-0149-7488Moreno, IsabelAndino, LoreneMosaicArchaeometryGlass and stone tesseraeProvenanceOpacificationCathodoluminescenceRoman periodThin section petrographySEM-EDSTts-μXRDArchaeometric studies on mosaics often concentrate only on glass tesserae, while comprehensive studies including both stone and glass tesserae are scarce; however, both types of tesserae can sometimes bring relevant data to elaborate archaeological knowledge on a studied mosaic. In this paper, a representative set of tesserae from a large polychrome Roman mosaic retrieved in Barcelona (NE Spain) is investigated using various methods. Most of the techniques were directly applied on samples prepared as petrographic thin sections (including polarized-light, cathodoluminescence and electron microscopies, and synchrotron through-the-substrate µX-ray diffraction). The results indicate that, from the ten sampled stone tesserae, there are (i) seven limestones, one of them identified as Alveolina limestone (early Eocene) from the southern Pyrenees (ii) two sandstones from Barcelona's Montjuïc hill (Miocene) and, (iii) a Carrara white marble from the Apuan Alps (Italy). The profuse presence of tesserae of both local and imported materials with well-known uses in architecture, epigraphy, and sculpture could imply that tesserae were a by-product of their main use. Two different production technologies were identified for the three sampled glass tesserae. The concurrent use of antimony-and tin-based opacifiers is in agreement with the accepted archaeological chronology of the mosaic (4th century AD). 22021-01-0120212021-01-01Articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://ddd.uab.cat/record/251148https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.3390/min11070746reponame:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UABinstname:Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaInglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Aquest document està subjecte a una llicència d'ús Creative Commons. Es permet la reproducció total o parcial, la distribució, la comunicació pública de l'obra i la creació d'obres derivades, fins i tot amb finalitats comercials, sempre i quan es reconegui l'autoria de l'obra original.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:ddd.uab.cat:2511482026-06-06T12:50:31Z |
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The colors of the circus mosaic from barcino (Roman barcelona) characterization, provenance and technology issues |
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The colors of the circus mosaic from barcino (Roman barcelona) |
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The colors of the circus mosaic from barcino (Roman barcelona) Casas, Lluís|||0000-0003-0948-8658 Mosaic Archaeometry Glass and stone tesserae Provenance Opacification Cathodoluminescence Roman period Thin section petrography SEM-EDS Tts-μXRD |
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The colors of the circus mosaic from barcino (Roman barcelona) |
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The colors of the circus mosaic from barcino (Roman barcelona) |
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The colors of the circus mosaic from barcino (Roman barcelona) |
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The colors of the circus mosaic from barcino (Roman barcelona) |
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Casas, Lluís|||0000-0003-0948-8658 Di Febo, Roberta|||0000-0002-1102-8231 Boix Martinez, Carme|||0000-0003-0639-8163 Egea, Albert Vallcorba Valls, Oriol|||0000-0001-6499-7688 Queralt, Ignasi|||0000-0002-8790-8382 Anglisano, Anna|||0000-0003-0149-7488 Moreno, Isabel Andino, Lorene |
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Casas, Lluís|||0000-0003-0948-8658 |
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Casas, Lluís|||0000-0003-0948-8658 Di Febo, Roberta|||0000-0002-1102-8231 Boix Martinez, Carme|||0000-0003-0639-8163 Egea, Albert Vallcorba Valls, Oriol|||0000-0001-6499-7688 Queralt, Ignasi|||0000-0002-8790-8382 Anglisano, Anna|||0000-0003-0149-7488 Moreno, Isabel Andino, Lorene |
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Di Febo, Roberta|||0000-0002-1102-8231 Boix Martinez, Carme|||0000-0003-0639-8163 Egea, Albert Vallcorba Valls, Oriol|||0000-0001-6499-7688 Queralt, Ignasi|||0000-0002-8790-8382 Anglisano, Anna|||0000-0003-0149-7488 Moreno, Isabel Andino, Lorene |
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Mosaic Archaeometry Glass and stone tesserae Provenance Opacification Cathodoluminescence Roman period Thin section petrography SEM-EDS Tts-μXRD |
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Mosaic Archaeometry Glass and stone tesserae Provenance Opacification Cathodoluminescence Roman period Thin section petrography SEM-EDS Tts-μXRD |
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Archaeometric studies on mosaics often concentrate only on glass tesserae, while comprehensive studies including both stone and glass tesserae are scarce; however, both types of tesserae can sometimes bring relevant data to elaborate archaeological knowledge on a studied mosaic. In this paper, a representative set of tesserae from a large polychrome Roman mosaic retrieved in Barcelona (NE Spain) is investigated using various methods. Most of the techniques were directly applied on samples prepared as petrographic thin sections (including polarized-light, cathodoluminescence and electron microscopies, and synchrotron through-the-substrate µX-ray diffraction). The results indicate that, from the ten sampled stone tesserae, there are (i) seven limestones, one of them identified as Alveolina limestone (early Eocene) from the southern Pyrenees (ii) two sandstones from Barcelona's Montjuïc hill (Miocene) and, (iii) a Carrara white marble from the Apuan Alps (Italy). The profuse presence of tesserae of both local and imported materials with well-known uses in architecture, epigraphy, and sculpture could imply that tesserae were a by-product of their main use. Two different production technologies were identified for the three sampled glass tesserae. The concurrent use of antimony-and tin-based opacifiers is in agreement with the accepted archaeological chronology of the mosaic (4th century AD). |
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