Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3403: Deepening Inside the Pictorial Layers of Etruscan Sarcophagus of Hasti Afunei: An Innovative Micro-Sampling Technique for Raman/SERS Analyses
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3403: Deepening Inside the Pictorial Layers of Etruscan Sarcophagus of Hasti Afunei: An Innovative Micro-Sampling Technique for Raman/SERS Analyses
Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24183403
Authors:
Rossella Gagliano Candela
Livia Lombardi
Alessandro Ciccola
Ilaria Serafini
Armandodoriano Bianco
Paolo Postorino
Lorella Pellegrino
Maurizio Bruno
The Hasti Afunei sarcophagus is a large Etruscan urn, made up of two chalky alabaster monoliths. Dated from the last quarter of the third century BC, it was found in 1826 in the small town of Chiusi (Tuscany- Il Colle place) by a landowner, Pietro Bonci Casuccini, who made it part of his private collection. The noble owner’s collection was sold in 1865 to the Royal Museum of Palermo (today under the name of Antonino Salinas Regional Archaeological Museum), where it is still displayed. The sarcophagus is characterized by a complex iconography that is meticulously illustrated through an excellent sculptural technique, despite having subjected to anthropic degradation and numerous restorative actions during the last century. During the restoration campaign carried out between 2016 and 2017, a targeted diagnostic campaign was carried out to identify the constituent materials of the artefact, the pigments employed and the executive technique, in order to get an overall picture of conservation status and conservative criticalities. In particular, this last intervention has allowed ...
Source: Molecules - Category: Chemistry Authors: Rossella Gagliano Candela Livia Lombardi Alessandro Ciccola Ilaria Serafini Armandodoriano Bianco Paolo Postorino Lorella Pellegrino Maurizio Bruno Tags: Article Source Type: research