Non-invasive Analyses of Ancient Ceramics Colorants

Present research exploits the benefits of the non-invasive and non-destructive spectroscopic methods in order to characterize the pigments which constitute the colorants found on ancient ceramic pieces. A red colorant, which occurs on the outer surfaces of the ceramic pieces excavated from archaeolo...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Croatica Chemica Acta 2015-03, Vol.88 (1), p.53-58
Main Authors: Lukacevic, Igor, Rajkovic, Dragana
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ancient pigments
Ceramic materials
Ceramics
Coloring matter
Composition
non-invasive analyses
Pigments
Raman spectroscopy
Spectrum analysis
Studies
UV-VIS FORS spectroscopy
Citations: Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Present research exploits the benefits of the non-invasive and non-destructive spectroscopic methods in order to characterize the pigments which constitute the colorants found on ancient ceramic pieces. A red colorant, which occurs on the outer surfaces of the ceramic pieces excavated from archaeological finding sites Cepin-Ovcara and Knezevi Vinogradi-Osnovna skola and in earth piece from Aljmas-Podunavlje locality was analyzed. Using the UV-Vis FORS and Raman spectroscopy, red colorant is found to be red ochre. Raman spectrum of red ceramic colorant agrees with the spectrum of the colorant from the earth piece, leading to the conclusion that the Neolithic culture living in today Slavonija and Baranja region used the same colorants for decorating their ceramics as other nearby Neolithic cultures of Pannonian Basin. Black colorations are found to be made of soot. Keywords: ancient pigments, non-invasive analyses, Raman spectroscopy, UV-VIS FORS spectroscopy
ISSN:0011-1643
1334-417X
DOI:10.5562/cca2516