Технологични наблюдения върху декоративната техника в гробницата при с. Александрово. Проблемът за органичните свързватели в античността

Technological observations on the painting techniques at Alexandrovo tomb. The problem of the organic binding medium in the Antiquity

Authors

  • Doroteia Giurdzhiiska Department of Archaeology, Faculty of History, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, 15 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd., 1504 Sofia

Keywords:

Ancient painting techniques, Alexandrovo tomb, Organic binding mediums

Abstract

The Alexandrovo tomb near Haskovo in southeastern Bulgaria is already well-known not only by its scientific publications. After its discovery in December 2000 by G. Kitov, it became a part of the small group of monuments
from the Hellenistic period in Thrace with preserved paintings. It holds important historical and cultural information and already serves as a base of some archaeological interpretations.
The article presents a summary of the ancient painting techniques used in the Late Classical and Hellenistic period in the Mediterranean, but focuses on the use of organic binders. It also provides some comments on recently made technical investigations in Bulgaria, identifying wax – in the tombs at Alexandrovo and Shushmanec.
The results are presented in the context of their archaeological perspective.
This is a preliminary research, but it aims to show the use of analytical data for partially reconstructing the composition
of ancient painter’s palette and manufacturing process in Thrace. We argue that common technological characteristics, as well as similarities in iconography and style, show routes of cultural interaction.

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Published

2013-06-15

How to Cite

Giurdzhiiska, D. (2013) “Технологични наблюдения върху декоративната техника в гробницата при с. Александрово. Проблемът за органичните свързватели в античността: Technological observations on the painting techniques at Alexandrovo tomb. The problem of the organic binding medium in the Antiquity”, Bulgarian e-Journal of Archaeology | Българско е-Списание за Археология, 3(1), pp. 137–154. Available at: https://be-ja.org/index.php/journal/article/view/be-ja-3-1-2013-137-154 (Accessed: 13 November 2024).

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Archaeometry