Tessera 53. Octagons mosaic (Cástulo, Linares, Spain)

Dark red tessera from the Octagon Mosaic located in Building D of Area 2 at the Cástulo archaeological site (Linares, Jaén, Spain). It forms part of the decorative motif of the central red octagon. Elemental analysis by XRF indicates a high concentration of Ca (52.09 wt%) and Si (33.37 wt%). The raw material used in its manufacture was therefore calcareous sandstone.
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Dimensions

: 1 Centimeters

: 1 Centimeters

Materials

Stone

Temporal

: Roman

: Late 1st ct.-2nd ct. AD

Otros metadatos

Spatial

  • : Cástulo. Octagons Mosaic
  • : Linares, Jaén, Spain
  • : WGS84
 

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References

Ortofoto mosaico de los Octogonos

Castro, M. (coord.) (2014): Cástulo en movimiento: Avances del proyecto Forvm MMX (2011-2012). Revista Siete Esquinas, 6. Número monográfico.

Europeana: ciudad ibero-romana de Cástulo

Digital Resources

  • Tessera 53
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  • Tessera 53 in the central octagon
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  • Octagons mosaic
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Activities

  • Archaeometric analysis

University Research Center for Iberian Archaeology

X-Ray Fluorescence

Elemental analysis

Non destructive. Surface cleaning. Sample pretreatment is not required. Direct measurement.

Olympus Vanta C portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometer with a rhodium (Rh) anode X-ray tube and a 20 mm² SDD detector. An aluminum (Al) filter was applied to measure high-Z elements (Z > 26) with a voltage of 40 kV and a current of 38.7 µA. Without Al-filter, a voltage of 10 kV and a current of 50.8 µA were used for low-Z elements (12 > Z > 26). Measurements were performed in air for 60 s. The dimensions of the X-ray beam collimator were 3 × 3 mm².
 

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