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

Figure 5

(a) Microphotograph carried out by Optical Microscopy of the Roman white mural painting sample Rom-06, where the pictorial and preparatory layers are shown. (b) Backscattered electron image of a Roman white mural painting sample (Rom-03). Two preparatory layers (C2 and C3) and the pictorial layer (C4) are shown. In addition, an efflorescence that cover the pictorial layer is shown (C5 layer).

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