26715
Accession Number
25552
Editor
Vandiver, Pamela B.; Druzik, James; Wheeler, George Segan
Title Of Article Chaper
Electron and optical microscopy of Prehispanic mural paintings
Title Of Journal Book
Materials Issues in Art and Archaeology II: symposium held April 17-21, 1990, San Francisco, California, USA
Volume
185
Pages
145-150
Collation
8 figs., 3 tables
Reference Bibliography
Includes 6 bibliog. refs.
Publisher
Materials Research Society
Publisher City
Pittsburgh
ISBN
1-55899-074-7
Language Of Text
English
Language Of Summary
English
Literature Type
Monograph : Proceedings
Literature Level
Analytic
Meeting
Materials Issues in Art and Archaeology (2nd : 1990 : San Francisco, California)
Meeting City
San Francisco
Meeting Country
United States
Abstract
In 1984, archaeologists discovered an important group of mural paintings at the site of Cacaxtla, Mexico. Research has been undertaken to analyze the Prehispanic pigments and the painting techniques employed in these paintings. The present work is focused on the use of colors in these paintings by means of optical microscopy (OM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The stratigraphic structure of painting layers support the presence of an organic binding media. In addition, Maya blue is for the first time described physically by TEM.
Keywords
prehispanic;mural;painting;electron microscopy;optical microscopy; Cacaxtla;pigment -- CAL
pub_id
26715
Meeting Date
19900417-19900421