Journal Article on Analysis of an Antonine Wall Distance Slab

Research within TAHG encompasses analysis of a wide range of cultural heritage – including sculpture.

Margaret Smith together with Louisa Campbell, a colleague from Archaeology, recently published an article in the Heritage Science journal on the application of multi-technique analysis of pigments from sandstone sculpture.

GLAHM:F.1, distance slab, Antonine Wall, Scotland, 142-180, Roman, Antonine, Hunterian Museum, University of Glasgow
GLAHM:F.1, distance slab, Antonine Wall, Scotland, 142-180, Roman, Antonine, Hunterian Museum, University of Glasgow

In particular, Louisa and Margaret have researched Renaissance period repainting of a Roman relief on an Antonine Wall distance slab using a combination of analytical techniques including pXRF, in-situ microphotography, SEM/EDS, FTIR–ATR, and microscopy of embedded cross-sections.

The full citation is:

Campbell, L. and Smith, M. (2022) Multi-technique analysis of pigments on sandstone sculptures: Renaissance re-painting of a Roman relief. Heritage Science 10 (156), available at https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-022-00790-7