Head of bull. Burial mound 21. Cemetery of Galera

Small head of bull of the burial mound 21 of the Iberian cemetery of Tutugi (Galera, Granada, Spain). It is manufactured with clay decorated with a red coating odtained using hematite (Fe3O2).

Condition: New product

Dimensions

Ancho : 3.3 Centimeters

Materials

Clay

Temporal

Period name : Iberian, Iberians

Date : 4th ct. BC

Spatial

Location : Cemetery of Tutugi

Geopolitical area : Galera, Granada, Spain

Spatial reference system : WGS84

Copyrights

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References

Book - Rodríguez Ariza, Mª O. (2014): La necrópolis ibérica de Tútugi (2000-2012). CAAItextos. Universidad de Jaén, Jaén

Digital Resources

Bull head

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Burial mound 21

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Raman spectrum of the red decoration. Bull head.

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3D model of the burial mound 21

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Activities

Arqueometric analysis

Physical-chemical analysis

Clay. Analysis of decoration

Raman Microscopy

Mineral analysis of the red decoration

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

Micro-Raman Spectroscopy (MRS)

Renishaw ‘in via’ Reflex Spectrometer coupled with a confocal Leica DM LM microscope (CICT, University of Jaén), equipped with a diode laser (785 nm, 300 mW), and a Peltier-cooled CCD detector, calibrated to the 520.5 cm-1 line of silicon.