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MArTA - National Archaeological Museum of Taranto verified

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Female head in polychrome terracotta
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Three polychrome terracottas depicting acrobats
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Diadem
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Gladiator
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Portrait of Augustus capite veiled
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Doll and toy tower
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Nutcracker
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Spacecraft earring in gold
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Kylix Iaconica with tuna and dolphins
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Funeral bed (kline)
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Head of Heracles
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Funerary wreath with oak leaves
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Mosaic floor in polychrome tiles with central velarium
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Shell-shaped case with Nereid on a sea monster
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Venus of Parabita (Lecce)
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Venus of Parabita (Lecce)
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Metope decorated with naiskos with battle scene between Greeks and barbarians
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Bronze statue of Zeus on a Doric stone capital
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Lekythos overpainted with a woman looking out the window
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Green lizard
Female head in polychrome terracotta
Three polychrome terracottas depicting acrobats
Diadem
Gladiator
Portrait of Augustus capite veiled
Doll and toy tower
Nutcracker
Spacecraft earring in gold
Kylix Iaconica with tuna and dolphins
Funeral bed (kline)
Head of Heracles
Funerary wreath with oak leaves
Mosaic floor in polychrome tiles with central velarium
Shell-shaped case with Nereid on a sea monster
Venus of Parabita (Lecce)
Venus of Parabita (Lecce)
Metope decorated with naiskos with battle scene between Greeks and barbarians
Bronze statue of Zeus on a Doric stone capital
Lekythos overpainted with a woman looking out the window
Green lizard

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Description

At the National Archaeological Museum of Taranto, in collaboration with the Department of Mathematics and Physics of the University of Salento, a chemical and physical analysis project is currently underway on some of the finds known as Ori di Taranto, with the aim of studying them. the chemical composition and check for any decorations, as well as determine their thickness, to better understand the techniques used to make them.

The study was carried out in situ and with non-destructive techniques, using a portable energy dispersing X-ray fluorescence spectrometer (EDXRF).

Most of the analyzed samples show a similar composition of the alloy (gold, silver and copper, respectively equal to 96.3 +/- 2.0% by weight, 2.8 +/- 1.9% by weight and 0, 9 +/- 0.3% by weight) except nine samples.

The experimental results already obtained offer further research ideas that will be pursued with the continuation of the project.


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