Tessera 99. Erotes mosaic, Marroquíes Altos (Jaén, Spain)

Green tessera from the mosaic of the Erotes of Marroquíes Altos (Jaén, Spain). It is made of glass. XRF analysis shows that the tessera contains a significant amount of copper (Cu²⁺), responsible for the green color. The presence of antimony in the tessera also indicates the use of calcium antimonate as an opacifying agent.
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Dimensions

: 1 Centimeters

: 1 Centimeters

Materials

glass paste

Temporal

: Roman

: 2nd-4th century AD

Otros metadatos

Spatial

  • : Marroquíes Altos, Erores Mosaic
  • : Jaén, Spain
  • : WGS84
 

Copyrights

Creative Commons - Attribution, Non-Commercial, No Derivatives (BY-NC-ND)

References

Blázquez, J.M. (1981): Mosaicos romanos de Córdoba, Jaén y Málaga. Madrid. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas.

Ortofoto del mosaico de los Erotes

Sánchez, A., Montejo, M., Tuñón, J. et al. (2026): Integrated portable spectroscopy for the analysis of Roman mosaics from Marroquíes Altos, Jaén, Spain. npj Heritage Science, 14, 55

Digital Resources

  • Tessera 99
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  • Tessera 99 in a water line
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  • Erotes mosaic
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Activities

  • Archaeometric analysis
  • Physical-chemical analysis
  • Tessera. Composition analysis

University Research Center for Iberian Archaeology

X-Ray Fluorescence

Elemental analysis

Portable Olympus Innov-X Delta Premium X-ray fluorescence spectrometer equipped 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 (from Fe onward) using a voltage of 40 kV and a current of 38.7 µA. Without filtering (low-Z elements), a voltage of 10 kV and a current of 50.8 µA can be applied. Measurements were performed in air for 150 s. The X-ray excitation beam was collimated through a window with dimensions of 3×3 mm2
 

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