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

Figure 4

(a) Microphotograph carried out by Optical Microscopy of the Roman red mural painting sample Rom-01, where the pictorial and preparatory layers are shown. (b) Backscattered electron image of the Roman red mural painting sample (Rom-01). Four layers were observed in the Roman samples (C1-C4), which present a different grain size from the inner (coarser) to the top (thinner).

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