X-ray microfluorescence analysis of pigments in decorative paintings from the sarcophagus cartonnage of an Egyptian mummy |
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Authors: | C Calza MJ Anjos SMF Mendonça de Souza A Brancaglion Jr |
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Affiliation: | a Nuclear Instrumentation Laboratory, COPPE/UFRJ, P.O. Box 68509, 21941-972 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil b Physics Institute, UERJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil c National Museum, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil d Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, ENSP, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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Abstract: | This work characterized the elemental composition of the pigments used in decorative paintings from the sarcophagus cartonnage fragments of an Egyptian mummy, using μXRF with Synchrotron Radiation. This female mummy (n.158) is considered one of the most important pieces of the National Museum (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) because of its unconventional embalming with legs and arms swathed separately. The measurements were performed at the XRF beamline D09B of the Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory (LNLS), using white beam and a Si(Li) detector with resolution of 165 eV at 5.9 keV. The elements found in the samples were: Si, S, Cl, K, Ca, Ti, Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Sr, Hg and Pb. |
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Keywords: | 07 85 Nc 07 85 Qe 78 70 En |
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