324625

An analytical Study of the Paint Layer of the Chalice Chairs’ Icons from the 19th Century A.D. in the Virgin Mary Church in Haret Zuwaila – Cairo

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Last updated: 13 Jan 2025

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Studies of examination, analysis and study of archaeological materials.

Abstract

This research deals with an analytical study to identify the paint layer including the preparation layer, the colored materials, the binders and the varnish layer in the four icons of the Chalice Chair from the artworks of the painter Anastasi Al-Roumi Al-Qudsi in the Church of Virgin St. Mary in Haret Zuwaila, which dates back to the 19th century AD, through conducting investigations and various analyzes such as documentation and examination by imaging in both an USB Digital Microscope and a stereoscopic optical microscope, through by the deterioration aspects that the paint layer suffered of were identified. In addition to the analysis by X-ray fluorescence and the Fourier Transform Infrared spectrum which showed that the painter used inorganic pigments mixed them with an organic binder represented in the egg yolk, as well as using shellac resin as a protective layer from the surrounding environmental factors.

DOI

10.21608/lijas.2023.232844.1012

Keywords

Chalice chair, X-ray Fluorescence, Fourier Transform Infrared, Pigments, Shellac resin, Binder

Authors

First Name

Bassem

Last Name

Said

MiddleName

Isaac

Affiliation

M.A. Student, Conservation Department, Faculty of Archaeology, Fayoum University, Fayoum, Egypt.

Email

bassemisaacsaid@gmail.com

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First Name

Abdelrahman

Last Name

Elserogy

MiddleName

Mohammed

Affiliation

Conservation Department, Faculty of Archaeology, Fayoum University, Fayoum, Egypt.

Email

ams00@fayoum.edu.eg

City

Cairo

Orcid

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First Name

Mourad

Last Name

Mohammed

MiddleName

Fawzy

Affiliation

Conservation Department, Faculty of Archaeology, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.

Email

mourad_fawzy@cu.edu.eg

City

Cairo

Orcid

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Volume

6

Article Issue

2

Related Issue

45178

Issue Date

2023-12-01

Receive Date

2023-08-30

Publish Date

2023-12-31

Page Start

474

Page End

497

Print ISSN

2535-1788

Online ISSN

2974-4121

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https://lijas.journals.ekb.eg/article_324625.html

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17

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2,686

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Publication Title

Luxor International Journal of Archaeological Studies

Publication Link

https://lijas.journals.ekb.eg/

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An analytical Study of the Paint Layer of the Chalice Chairs’ Icons from the 19th Century A.D. in the Virgin Mary Church in Haret Zuwaila – Cairo

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18 Dec 2024