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Mosaic Technology in the Armenian Chapel Birds Mosaic, Jerusalem: Characterizing the Polychrome Hidden Sinopia

Yotam Asscher; Giulia Ricci; Michela Reato; Ilana Peters; Abraham Leviant; Jacques Neguer; Mark Avrahami, and Gilberto Artioli · 2024

Catalogue summary

Mineralogical and chemical tests on the Armenian Chapel's hidden sinopia identify carbon black and red ochre, indicating that painters collaborated with mosaicists during wet-mortar execution.

Why this matters

The material analysis illuminates workshop organization and production technique behind an Armenian sacred mosaic in Jerusalem.

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Published in
Heritage
Year
2024
Language
English
DOI
10.3390/heritage7100258

Citation

Yotam Asscher; Giulia Ricci; Michela Reato; Ilana Peters; Abraham Leviant; Jacques Neguer; Mark Avrahami, and Gilberto Artioli 2024. Mosaic Technology in the Armenian Chapel Birds Mosaic, Jerusalem: Characterizing the Polychrome Hidden Sinopia. Heritage. https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage7100258

Topics

Archaeology, art, and material cultureReligion and church history

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