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An Analysis of Mayan Painting Techniques at Bonampak, Chiapas, Mexico

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2011

Diana Magaloni ,
R. Newman ,
L. Balos ,
V. Castano ,
R. Pancella  and
Y. Fruh
Diana Magaloni
Affiliation:
Instituto de Investigaciones Estéticas, University of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico City
R. Newman
Affiliation:
Analytical Laboratory, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
L. Balos
Affiliation:
Instituto de Materiales UNAM, México City
V. Castano
Affiliation:
Instituto de Fisica, UNAM, Mexico City
R. Pancella
Affiliation:
Laboratoire de Conservation de la Pierre, Ecole Politechnique Fédérale de Lausanne(EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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Abstract

We studied mural painting samples from Bonampak (790-792 AD), Chiapas, Mexico, by several analytical methods: gas chromatography/mass spectroscopy (GC/MS), optical microscopy and X-ray diffractometry.

The GC/MS suggested an original use of natural organic materials on both, the painting layers and the mortars, leading to the identification of a specific a Mayan technique of painting murals.

Type
Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 352: Symposium – Materials Issues in Art and Archaeology IV , 1995 , 381
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 1995

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