Research Article

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

Table 2

Chemical composition of preparatory and pictorial layers from Roman (Rom) and Arabic (Is) samples by SEM-EDX (wt%).

Sample codeLayerSublayerCaOSiO2Al2O3Fe2O3K2O

Rom-01PreparationC140,559,5
C262,637,4
C395,64,4
Pictorial layerRed50,137,58,24,2

Rom-02PreparationC139,850,15,33,90,9
C256,431,76,54,11,3
C389,410,6
Pictorial layerRed49,336,49,05,3

Rom-03PreparationC133,466,6
C233,249,98,11,6
C346,641,97,24,3
Pictorial layerWhite86,014,0

Is-02PreparationC177,519,31,81,3
C275,920,72,11,3
Pictorial layerWhite73,025,30,80,8

Is-03PreparationC161,034,23,21,6
C263,633,52,10,8
Pictorial layerWhite78,515,63,42,4

Is-06PreparationC178,521,5
C276,623,4
Pictorial layerRed40,022,54,433,2

Is-08PreparationC181,614,92,51,0
C271,524,02,71,4
Pictorial layerRed39,03,31,056,7

Note: C1, C2, and C3 correspond to preparatory layers, from the inner zone to the top, where the pictorial layer is placed. The pictorial layer is described by its colour (red or white).