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Fingerprinting pre-historical symbolic artefacts by a non-destructive methodolo...
Rodrigues, Ana Luísa; Marques, Rosa; Dias, Maria Isabel; Prudêncio, Maria Isabel; Russo, Dulce; Diniz, Mariana; Martins, Andrea; Neves, CésarA contribution to the discussion about Vila Nova de São Pedro (VNSP) as a production centre of symbolic lithic artefacts, the origin of raw materials, as well the comparison with similar artefacts from other Chalcolithic sites are the major goals. For the first time, non-destructive analytical methods were employed to obtain a detailed chemical characterization of these remarkable artefacts. The results point t...
Chronological assessment of della Robbia sculptures by using PIXE, neutrons and...
Dias, M. I.; Rodrigues, A. L.; Kovács, Imre; Szőkefalvi-Nagy, Zoltán; Prudêncio, M. I.; Kasztovszky, Zsolt; Maróti, Boglárka; Marques, R.; Flor, PedroPortuguese museums and private collectors gather a variety of Italian glazed terracotta sculptures attributed to the della Robbia workshop, particularly active between the 15th and 16th centuries. Compositional studies of the paste using INAA, PGAA and XRD and enamel using PIXE, and luminescence protocols, were used as a tool to ascertain the attribution of the sculptures to della Robbia workshop. Geochemical a...