Multi-disciplinary investigation of the tomb of Menna (TT69), Theban Necropolis, Egypt

Vandenabeele, Peter; García-Moreno, Renata; Mathis, François; Leterme, Kerstin; Elslande, Elsa Van; Hocquet, François-Philippe; Rakkaa, Saïd; Laboury, Dimitri; Moëns, Luc; Strivay, David; Hartwig, Melinda

doi:10.1016/j.saa.2008.07.028

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“…These spectra are specific for each material, and allow approaching their nature. Also, this method measures the values of color using L*a*b* measurements, which is very useful for comparing different pigments and mixtures (Kartsonaki et al, 2007;Vandenabeele et al, 2009). The spectroscopic reflectance spectra of the different samples were obtained by a Miniscan® XE Plus spectrophotometer (HunterLab).…”

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Archaeometric Analysis of Pigments from the Tomb of Nakht-Djehuty (TT189), El-Qurna Necropolis, Upper Egypt

Mahmoud¹,

Papadopoulou²

2013

archeosciences

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Abstract:The main objective of the present work is to characterize some pigments from the tomb of Nakht-Djehuty (TT189), time of Ramesses II (c. 1279-1212 BC), El-Assasif district, El-Qurna necropolis, Luxor (ancient Thebes), Upper Egypt. The characterization of the examined wall paintings was carried out by means of optical microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) equipped with an energy dispersive X-ray detector (EDS), X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and visible reflectance spectroscopy. The results revealed the characterization of the stratigraphic structure of wall decorations of the tomb and their chemical composition. The analysis of the examined samples indicated that the blue pigment was identified as Egyptian blue (Cuprorivaite), the green pigment as Egyptian green, the red pigment as red ochre, the yellow pigment as yellow ochre and the white pigment as a mixture of gypsum and calcite. The obtained results helped in identifying the chromatic palette used in one of the tombs dating back to the Ramesside period in Ancient Egypt. Résumé : L'objectif principal du présent travail est de caractériser certains pigments de la tombe de Nakht-Djehouty (TT189), le temps de Ramsès II (c. 1279-1212 avant J.-C.), El-Assasif district, El-Qurna nécropole, Louxor (Thèbes), la Haute-Égypte. La caractérisation des peintures murales examinés a été réalisée au moyen de la microscopie optique (MO), microscopie électronique à balayage (SEM) équipé d'un dispersion d'énergie détecteur de rayons X (EDS), analyse par diffraction des rayons X (XRD), transformée de Fourier spectroscopie (FT-IR

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Section: Visible Reflectance Spectramentioning

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Archaeometric Analysis of Pigments from the Tomb of Nakht-Djehuty (TT189), El-Qurna Necropolis, Upper Egypt

Mahmoud¹,

Papadopoulou²

2013

archeosciences

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“…These first instruments were used under many different conditions, such as museum environments [26][27][28], but also to investigate wall paintings [29]. The technique was also often combined with complementary in situ approaches, such as X-ray fluorescence (XRF) [30][31][32]. Increasingly, more mobile instruments came available on the commercial market and they were also used in different applications, such as the analysis of stained glass windows [33], porcelain [34,35] or rock art [36,37].…”

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Characterisation of a portable Raman spectrometer for in situ analysis of art objects

Lauwers

Hutado

Tanevska

et al. 2014

Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectros

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“…Apart from knowing the painting materials, art historians are often also interested in the painting style and thus they focus on specific motifs in space. A whole series of imaging techniques are available for this type of research, including macrophotography, [16] infrared reflectography [17,18] and UV-fluorescence photography. [16,19] Radiography [19] is also often used to reveal underlying layers of the artwork.…”

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“…A whole series of imaging techniques are available for this type of research, including macrophotography, [16] infrared reflectography [17,18] and UV-fluorescence photography. [16,19] Radiography [19] is also often used to reveal underlying layers of the artwork. Analytical techniques, on the other hand, often only provide information of the selected points of analysis, and it is a complex task to recognise specific spatially resolved patterns.…”

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Direct analysis of the central panel of the so‐called Wyts triptych after Jan van Eyck

Deneckere

Hocquet

Born

et al. 2010

J Raman Spectroscopy

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The applicability of mobile, non-destructive techniques such as energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy, which reveals the elemental composition, and fibre-coupled Raman spectroscopy, offering molecular information, is applied to the central panel of the Wyts triptych, after Jan van Eyck. Using a combination of these direct techniques, vermilion (HgS), lead white (2PbCO 3 ·Pb(OH) 2 ), anatase (TiO 2 ), massicot (PbO), zinc white (ZnO) and lead-tin yellow type I (Pb 2 SnO 4 ) could be identified. X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF) measurements also confirmed the presence of cobalt. Also, copper was detected in different blue and green areas. For the brown and red colour, iron oxides were used. Apart from identifying pigments, the combination of these analytical techniques also gave information about restored parts and the layered structure of the panel. XRF maps of three different areas of the panel painting were recorded to get an idea of the changes the painting underwent during its past history. This research confirms the results of the visual analysis that the painting is a heavily restored copy of a lost original by Jan van Eyck.

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Multi-disciplinary investigation of the tomb of Menna (TT69), Theban Necropolis, Egypt

Cited by 37 publications

References 12 publications

Archaeometric Analysis of Pigments from the Tomb of Nakht-Djehuty (TT189), El-Qurna Necropolis, Upper Egypt

Archaeometric Analysis of Pigments from the Tomb of Nakht-Djehuty (TT189), El-Qurna Necropolis, Upper Egypt

Characterisation of a portable Raman spectrometer for in situ analysis of art objects

Direct analysis of the central panel of the so‐called Wyts triptych after Jan van Eyck

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