Tomographic Studies of the Terracotta Head from Kerch Bay
| Autor: | K. M. Podurets, E. B. Yatsishina, E. A. Greshnikov, S. V. Olkhovskii, A. A. Antsiferova, O. L. Gunchina, M. M. Murashev, E. S. Kovalenko, Pavel K. Kashkarov, V. B. Timerkaev, Mikhail V. Kovalchuk, N. A. Makarov |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
010302 applied physics
Sculpture Head (watercraft) media_common.quotation_subject Excavation General Chemistry Art 010403 inorganic & nuclear chemistry Condensed Matter Physics 01 natural sciences Archaeology 0104 chemical sciences Cultural heritage Research centre visual_art 0103 physical sciences visual_art.visual_art_medium General Materials Science Terracotta Bay media_common |
| Zdroj: | Crystallography Reports. 65:805-811 |
| ISSN: | 1562-689X 1063-7745 |
| Popis: | An ancient terracotta sculpture (bearded male head), found in underwater excavations in the Kerch Bay (performed by experts of the Institute of Archaeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences before the construction of Crimean bridge pillars), has been studied at the National Research Centre “Kurchatov Institute” using neutron and X-ray tomography. Based on the analysis of revealed technological seams, it is established that the object was made primarily by sculpturing, with successive addition of profiled details (hairstyle, nose, eyelids, eye, ears, nasolabial fold, beard) to the clay base. The terracotta was likely attached by its lower part to the lost support or base by a lead tie. All studies were carried out by nondestructive methods allowing for monitoring hidden cavities, which may further pose a threat to the preservation of valuable cultural heritage object. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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