Tracing Medieval and Renaissance Alabaster Works of Art Back to Quarries: A Multi-Isotope (Sr, S, O) Approach

Autor: Kloppmann, Wolfram, Leroux, Lise, Bromblet, Philippe, Guerrot, Catherine, Proust, Eric, Cooper, A.H., Worley, N., Smeds, S. A., Bengtsson, H.
Přispěvatelé: Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM) (BRGM), Centre de Recherche pour la Conservation des Collections (CRCC), Centre de Recherche sur la Conservation (CRC ), Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN)-Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication (MCC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN)-Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication (MCC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Centre Interdisciplinaire de Conservation et Restauration du Patrimoine (CICRP), Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication (MCC), British Geological Survey (BGS), Geological Survey of Sweden, sgu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Archaeometry
Archaeometry, Wiley, 2014, 56 (2), pp.203-219. ⟨10.1111/arcm.12008⟩
ISSN: 0003-813X
1475-4754
DOI: 10.1111/arcm.12008⟩
Popis: International audience; Multi-isotope fingerprinting (sulphur, oxygen and strontium isotopes) has been tested to study the provenances of medieval and Renaissance French and Swedish alabaster works of art. Isotope signatures of historical English, French and Spanish alabaster source quarries or areas are revealed to be highly specific, with a strong intra-group homogeneity and strong inter-group contrasts, especially for Sr and S isotopes. The chosen combination of isotope tracers is a good basis for forensic work on alabaster provenance, allowing verification of hypotheses about historical trade routes as well as identification of fakes and their origin. The applied analytical techniques of continuous flow isotope ratio mass spectrometry (CF-IRMS) and thermal ionization mass spectrometry (TIMS) only require micro-samples in the low-milligram range, thus minimizing the impact on the works of art.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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