‘A Lost Chapter of Ancient Art’: Archaeometric Examinations of Panel Paintings from Roman Egypt

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Ancient panel paintings on wood are, with the exception of the mesmerising mummy portraits, extremely rare. However, a small corpus of other types of Romano-Egyptian panel paintings is preserved in collections worldwide. The aim of this study is to explore the technical histories of these rare and intriguing artefacts. We present a comprehensive investigation of three Romano-Egyptian panel paintings from the collections of the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Denmark, including their construction, materials, pigments, binding media, and dating. The panels are examined by various methods of analysis to provide much deeper insights into the materials and techniques used for their production, and to answer questions of chronology and classification. In total, this work offers a more thorough understanding of their function, significance, and original appearance, as well as insights into the art of painting during the Roman period.

Original languageEnglish
JournalStudies in Conservation
Number of pages39
ISSN0039-3630
DOIs
Publication statusE-pub ahead of print - 2023

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Publisher Copyright:
© The International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works 2023.

    Research areas

  • alunite/natroalunite, FTIR, multi-spectral imaging, Panel paintings, pigment identification, proteomics, radiocarbon dating, Raman spectroscopy, Roman Egypt, SEM-EDX, wood identification, XRD

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