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Non-invasive material and traceological research of the stone head from Celtic settlement Závist near Prague
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SYSNO ASEP 0489558 Document Type C - Proceedings Paper (int. conf.) R&D Document Type Conference Paper Title Non-invasive material and traceological research of the stone head from Celtic settlement Závist near Prague Author(s) Cihla, M. (CZ)
Trefný, M. (CZ)
Drda, Petr (ARU-G)
Hradil, David (UACH-T) RID, SAI
Hradilová, J. (CZ)Number of authors 5 Source Title ACTA ARTIS ACADEMICA 2017: PAINTING AS A STORY. - Praha : Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, 2017 / Hradilova J. ; Hradil D. - ISBN 978-80-87108-75-8 Pages s. 141-149 Number of pages 9 s. Publication form Print - P Action Interdisciplinary ALMA Conference /6./ : Painting as a story Event date 01.06.2017 - 03.06.2017 VEvent location Brno Country CZ - Czech Republic Event type EUR Language eng - English Country CZ - Czech Republic Keywords Celtic sculpture ; sandstone ; traceology ; X-ray fluorescence Subject RIV AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology OECD category Archaeology Subject RIV - cooperation Institute of Inorganic Chemistry - Analytical Chemistry, Separation Institutional support ARU-G - RVO:67985912 ; UACH-T - RVO:61388980 UT WOS 000430517600011 Annotation The sandstone head sculpture from the hillfort of Závist in the southern periphery of Prague has been subjected to a non-invasive survey by mechanoscopic and analytical approaches. A 3D model of a sculpture has been created using laser scanning and photogrammetry. A reconstruction of stonemason's working tools was derived from longitudinal and transversal sections of the traces on the head's surface. Further screening of the surface by handheld X-ray fluorescence identified increased contents of lead and tin suggesting a former intentional coloring of the sculpture's surface. Traces of gold could indicate that the surface was gilded. It was confirmed that the sculpture was originally not a part of a human figure, but was intended to represent only a self-standing head. The way of making as well as the nature of the original surface treatment has excluded the possibility that the stone head from Závist was a modern replica. Workplace Institute of Archaeology (Prague) Contact Lada Šlesingerová, slesingerova@arup.cas.cz, Tel.: 257 014 412 Year of Publishing 2019
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