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Identification of original sources of vermilion in antiquity of Roman Empire period in Europe

Research Project

Project/Area Number 22500977
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Cultural property science
Research InstitutionKinki University

Principal Investigator

MINAMI Takeshi  近畿大学, 理工学部, 教授 (00295784)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) TAKEUCHI Akinori  国立環境研究所, 科学環境研究領域, 研究員 (10469744)
Project Period (FY) 2010 – 2012
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2012)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Keywords材料分析 / 産地同定 / 硫黄同位体比分析 / ローマ帝国時代 / 遺跡 / 朱 / ローマ帝国 / 辰砂鉱山 / 考古学 / 遺跡朱 / ハンガリー / 硫黄同位体 / 水銀同位体
Research Abstract

Cinnabar ores from 29 mines in 11 counties in Europe were collected. And when the ratio of sulfur isotope of cinnabar ore was measured, the values were different depending on the mine. In addition, 2-D graph was made by both sulfur and mercury isotope ratios, the difference ever mine appeared more clearly. However, there was too few to measure the mercury isotope ratio, although vermilion was collected from the Roman paintings. Then, we measured the ratio of sulfur isotope of vermilion used in Roman paintings. And vermilion used in Obuda in Hungary had been originally collected from the Transylvania area and vermilion used in Clunia in Spain had been collected from the Almaden mine in Spain. In conclusion, the analysis of sulfur isotope ratio in vermilion is an effective method to identify the original sources of vermilion used in ancient times. And it may be thought that precision increases more when combined analyses of sulfur and mercury isotopes are possible.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2012 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2011 Annual Research Report
  • 2010 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (4 results)

All 2013 2012

All Presentation (4 results)

  • [Presentation] Identification of original sources of vermilion in antiquity using sulfur isotope ratio analysis2013

    • Author(s)
      Takeshi Minami, Balint Peterdi, Miguel Angel Cau
    • Organizer
      Colloquium Spectroscopicum Internationale XXXVIII
    • Place of Presentation
      Tromso, Norway
    • Related Report
      2012 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] IDENTIFICATION OF ORIGINAL SOURCES OF VERMILION IN ANTIQUITY USING SULFUR ISOTOPE RATIO ANALYSIS2013

    • Author(s)
      Takeshi Minami
    • Organizer
      XXXVIII Colloquium Spectroscopicum Internationale
    • Place of Presentation
      Tromso, Norway
    • Related Report
      2012 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] ハンガリー国立博物館所蔵ローマ時代遺物に使用されていた赤色顔料-朱-の産地推定2012

    • Author(s)
      南 武志、武内章記、アンドラ モルゴス、バリント ペテルディ、イストヴァン サホ、ゾルト ムラフ
    • Organizer
      日本文化財科学会第29回大会
    • Place of Presentation
      京都
    • Related Report
      2012 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] ハンガリー国立博物館所蔵ローマ時代遺物に使用されていた赤色顔料-朱-の産地推定2012

    • Author(s)
      南 武志
    • Organizer
      日本文化財科学会第29回大会
    • Place of Presentation
      京都大学
    • Related Report
      2012 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2010-08-23   Modified: 2019-07-29  

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