Characterization of Roman and Arabic Mural Paintings of the Archaeological Site of Cercadilla (Cordoba, Spain)

Figure 16

Backscattered electron images of two Arabic samples. (a) Is-06 presents red pigment. In addition, vegetal remains were observed, as well as a great homogeneity of the grains of the preparatory layer. (b) Is-02 corresponds to a white mural painting sample. Mechanical damages (cracks) and the heterogeneity of the grains were observed in the preparatory layers.

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