Oplontis, 79 AD: colours on marble furnishing from the Villa of Poppaea

Antonella Bonini; Susanna Bracci; Paolo Liverani; Giovanni Bartolozzi; Roberta Iannaccone; Sara Lenzi; Donata Magrini

doi:10.4000/techne.2482

Oplontis, 79 AD: colours on marble furnishing from the Villa of Poppaea

Antonella Bonini, Susanna Bracci, Paolo Liverani, Giovanni Bartolozzi, Roberta Iannaccone, Sara Lenzi, Donata Magrini

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Abstract

The so-called Villa of Poppaea in Oplontis (Torre Annunziata, Naples – also known as “Villa A”) was destroyed after the Vesuvius’ eruption in 79 A.D. It is nowadays one of the World Heritage Sites of UNESCO. The building, one of the richest in marble furnishing in the Roman world, was excavated mostly during the second half of the 20th century. In this paper, only part of the sculptures and reliefs were studied. The furnishing were analysed in situ by means of portable and totally non-invasive techniques. By comparing the results obtained through imaging techniques with analytical data and archaeological research, some new information about the pigments and conservation history were obtained.

Lingua originale	English
pagine (da-a)	91-99
Numero di pagine	9
Rivista	TECHNÉ
DOI	https://doi.org/10.4000/techne.2482
Stato di pubblicazione	Pubblicato - 2019

Keywords

Oplontis
Roman sculpture
pigments
imaging
polychromy
non-invasive analyses
XRF (X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy)
FORS (Fiber optics reflectance spectroscopy)

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Oplontis, 79 AD: colours on marble furnishing from the Villa of Poppaea

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