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X-RAY ANALYSIS OF PIGMENTS FROM VERGINA, GREECE (SECOND TOMB)

1979; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 24; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1179/sic.1979.007

2047-0584

S. E. Filippakis, B. Perdikatsis, K. Assimenos,

Conservation Techniques and Studies

Samples of pigments from excavated wall paintings of Vergina's second tomb were analyzed by the non-destructive methods of X-ray fluorescence, X-ray diffraction and mineralogical microscopic examinations. The results showed that one type of blue pigment was used, the well-known Egyptian blue. The red pigments, except one which is haematite, are cinnabar (HgS), and the grey pigments are carbon. None of the black pigments contained manganese compounds.