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- Title
DISCOVERY AND CHARACTERIZATION OF AN UNKNOWN BLUE-GREEN MAYA PIGMENT: VESZELYITE.
- Authors
GARCIA MORENO, R.; MATHIS, F.; MAZEL, V.; DUBUS, M.; CALLIGARO, T.; STRIVAY, D.
- Abstract
Blue-green mosaic and polychrome masks and funerary offerings from the royal tombs of Calakmul, Mexico, were analysed by scanning electron microscope equipped with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and particle induced X-ray emission (PIXE). This led to the first identification of the use of veszelyite, a rare hydrated copper-zinc phosphate, as green pigment. Analyses of a geological sample of this mineral have been done to confirm the characterization of this Mayan pigment, which might help determine pre-Columbian trade routes of precious and luxury objects in the ancient Maya Classic period (ad 250–800).
- Subjects
MEXICO; MOSAICS (Art); POLYCHROMY; SCANNING electron microscopes; X-ray diffraction; CALAKMUL Site (Mexico)
- Publication
Archaeometry, 2008, Vol 50, Issue 4, p658
- ISSN
0003-813X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1475-4754.2007.00370.x