An integrated spectroscopic study of painted plaster fragments of the Punic-Hellenistic period (4th-1st century BCE) from the Lilybaeum archaeological site in Sicily is presented. Elemental and molecular composition of the painted wall fragments is obtained via ED-XRF and FTIR spectroscopies. This study is the first ever performed on finds from Lilybaeum urban area. A wide colour palette is identified examining a significant set of 14 polychrome wall plaster fragments. Hematite, orpiment, massicot, green earths, Egyptian blue, and manganese black are discovered. Based on interdisciplinarity, this work spans from chemistry/physics to archaeology through the interpretation of the spectroscopic results in the ancient Mediterranean context. The methodological approach used may be extended to other similar projects.

A spectroscopic study of Punic-Hellenistic polychromy on wall paintings at the Lilybaeum archaeological site

Brancaccio R.;
2023

Abstract

An integrated spectroscopic study of painted plaster fragments of the Punic-Hellenistic period (4th-1st century BCE) from the Lilybaeum archaeological site in Sicily is presented. Elemental and molecular composition of the painted wall fragments is obtained via ED-XRF and FTIR spectroscopies. This study is the first ever performed on finds from Lilybaeum urban area. A wide colour palette is identified examining a significant set of 14 polychrome wall plaster fragments. Hematite, orpiment, massicot, green earths, Egyptian blue, and manganese black are discovered. Based on interdisciplinarity, this work spans from chemistry/physics to archaeology through the interpretation of the spectroscopic results in the ancient Mediterranean context. The methodological approach used may be extended to other similar projects.
2023
Albertin, F.; Baumer, L. E.; Bettuzzi, M.; Brancaccio, R.; Casali, F.; Cifarelli, L.; Festa, G.; Griffo, M. G.; Mistretta, A.; Morigi, M. P.; Nania, R...espandi
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