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 | ||
| Luxor International Journal of Archaeological Studies | ||
| Article 17, Volume 6, Issue 2, December 2023, Pages 474-497 PDF (1.68 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/lijas.2023.232844.1012 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Bassem Isaac Said* 1; Abdelrahman Mohammed Elserogy2; Mourad Fawzy Mohammed3 | ||
| 1M.A. Student, Conservation Department, Faculty of Archaeology, Fayoum University, Fayoum, Egypt. | ||
| 2Conservation Department, Faculty of Archaeology, Fayoum University, Fayoum, Egypt. | ||
| 3Conservation Department, Faculty of Archaeology, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt. | ||
| 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. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Chalice chair; X-Ray Fluorescence; Fourier Transform Infrared; Pigments; Shellac resin; Binder | ||
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