Characterization of prehispanic cosmetics found in a burial of the ancient city of Teotihuacan (Mexico)

Doménech‐Carbó, María Teresa; Ágredos-Pascual, María Luisa Vázquez de; Osete-Cortina, Laura; Doménech‐Carbó, Antonio; Guasch-Ferré, Núria; Manzanilla, Linda; Vidal-Lorenzo, Cristina

doi:10.1016/j.jas.2011.12.001

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“…24d) are identified that are associated with impurities, adulteration or sophistication of the manufacturer. 6 , which satisfactorily approaches to the ideal chemistry of the mineral jarosite given by KFe 3 (SO 4 ) 2 (OH) 6 [64].…”

Section: Examination Of Paint Samplessupporting

confidence: 58%

Another beauty of analytical chemistry: chemical analysis of inorganic pigments of art and archaeological objects

Doménech‐Carbó

Osete-Cortina

2016

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Another beauty of analytical chemistry: chemical analysis of inorganic pigments of art and archaeological objects

Doménech‐Carbó

Osete-Cortina

2016

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“…Three samples displayed characteristic values of Pb content in their elemental composition (grouped as Red 2). The presence of this element in Red 2 allows us to hypothesize that certain natural earths may have been brought from the Teotihuacan enclaves in the Mesoamerican West, where the mining deposits of the Cinturón de Cobre de Michoacán present a high abundance of Cu, Sr and Pb (Doménech Carbó et al 2012;Panczner 1987). To validate this hypothesis, further analyses on the samples and possible deposits must be done.…”

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“…This chromatic palette was applied in the urban architecture, decorating the walls with rich mural paintings (Magaloni Kerpel 2017;Miller 1973;Millon 1972), in polychrome stuccoed ceramics (Conides 2018;ÓNeil 2017), as well as in varied sculptural expressions and in plastic arts made of varied materials such as shells and textiles (Manzanilla et al 2011;Rodríguez Galicia, Valadez Azúa, and Martínez Mayén 2017) or in funeral practices, both for practical and symbolic purposes (Doménech Carbó et al 2012;Vázquez de Ágredos Pascual and Manzanilla 2016).…”

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Characterization of color production in Xalla's palace complex, Teotihuacan

López-Puértolas

Manzanilla-Naim

Pascual

2019

STAR: Science & Technology of Archaeological Research

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A multi-analytical approach was used to characterize color remains from Xalla, a Teotihuacan palace complex (project Teotihuacan, Elite and Government. Excavations in Xalla led by Linda R. Manzanilla). Color samples were obtained from polished lithic instruments and pigment ores. Those samples were analyzed combining microscopic and spectroscopic techniques. Our results coincide with previous studies in Teotihuacan, with the chromatic palette displaying a predominance of iron oxides such as hematite, yellow ochre and natural earths, as well as malachite, celadonite and glauconite. We have enlarged the corpus of raw materials with the characterization of jarosite and bone white and mica as aggregate. The identification of raw materials crossed with functional analysis of polished lithic artefacts suggests a production and application process for the pigmenting materials that were divided in four phases, from the crushing of the raw material to the application and finishing of the painted surfaces.

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“…Burials of important adolescents at Teopancazco were accompanied by flower-shaped seals and miniature ceramic vessels containing odorous resins, mixtures of pigments (such as cinnabar, jarosite, hematite, and galena) with carbon or mica [11,12]. These individuals may have been painted to resemble jaguars, with the seals and gray galena used to create the effect of the jaguar's spots.…”

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Beauty and Health in the Ancient City of Teotihuacan: Skin and Its Aesthetic and Therapeutic Treatments

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2017

Austin J Dermatolog

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The body colors recently discovered in the ancient Mesoamerican city of Teotihuacan were analyzed by Light Microscopy (LM), Scanning Electron Microscopy-X-Ray Microanalysis (SEM-EDX), FTIR Spectroscopy (FTIR) and Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS). The first results obtained show us complex formulations, which mixed mineral colors with organic substances of aromatic properties. These mixtures and others, also identified in this study, described these products as body colors that were used not only for beauty, but also for health. Moreover, the recipes identified allow us to establish an interesting relationship between the science and art to prepare ancient body colors in this Pre-Columbian city and the techniques that were employed for the same purposes in other ancient civilizations, such as Greece, Rome or Egypt, among others.

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Characterization of prehispanic cosmetics found in a burial of the ancient city of Teotihuacan (Mexico)

Cited by 26 publications

References 58 publications

Another beauty of analytical chemistry: chemical analysis of inorganic pigments of art and archaeological objects

Another beauty of analytical chemistry: chemical analysis of inorganic pigments of art and archaeological objects

Characterization of color production in Xalla's palace complex, Teotihuacan

Beauty and Health in the Ancient City of Teotihuacan: Skin and Its Aesthetic and Therapeutic Treatments

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