Shades of blue: non-invasive spectroscopic investigations of Maya blue pigments. From laboratory mock-ups to Mesoamerican codices

Shades of blue: non-invasive spectroscopic investigations of Maya blue pigments. From laboratory mock-ups to Mesoamerican codices

Abstract Maya blue is a hybrid pigment where an organic component, indigo, is incorporated in a porous clay. Despite its widespread use in the Mesoamerican artistic production and numerous studies devoted to understand the type of interactions between indigo and the host framework, its technology ha...

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Main Authors: Chiara Grazia, David Buti, Anna Amat, Francesca Rosi, Aldo Romani, Davide Domenici, Antonio Sgamellotti, Costanza Miliani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-01-01
Series:Heritage Science
Subjects:
Maya blue
Organic–inorganic hybrid pigment
Indigo–clay interactions
Host framework
UV–vis reflection spectroscopy
DFT calculations
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-019-0345-z

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-019-0345-z

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