Tessera 88. Tethys mosaic, Villa of Bruñel (Quesada, Jaén, Spain)

A grayish-white tessera belonging to the Tethys mosaic at the Roman villa of Bruñel. It is located in the background of the mosaic, next to Tethys's right shoulder. Raman analysis indicates the presence of calcite (CaCO3). The raw material used was therefore limestone.

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Condition: New product

Dimensions

Alto : 0.7 Centimeters

Ancho : 0.7 Centimeters

Materials

Stone

Temporal

Period name : Roman

Date : 3rd-4th AD

Otros metadatos

Spatial

Location : Villa de Bruñel
Geopolitical area : Quesada, Jaén, Spain
Spatial reference system : WGS84

Copyrights

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References

Article - Sotomayor, M. (1985): “La villa romana de Bruñel, en Quesada (Jaén)”. Cuadernos de Prehistoria de la Universidad de Granada, 10: 335-366

Article - Ramos, J. (2015): “Reexcavando sin destruir, cincuenta años después. Aplicación de nuevos planteamientos teóricos y metodologías a la villa romana de Bruñel (Quesada, Jaén)”. Arqueología y Territorio, 12, 177-189.

Resource available online - Ortofoto mosaico Tetis

Digital Resources

Tessera 88

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Tessera 88 in the background of the mosaic, next to Tethys's right shoulder.

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Tethys mosaic

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Tessera 88. Raman analysis IUIAI-UJA

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Activities

Archaeometric analysis

University Research Center for Iberian Archaeology

Raman Microscopy

Mineralogical analysis

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

Portable Raman spectrometer (model BWS445-785S innoRam) equipped with a CCD detector, a handheld fiber-optic probe, an automated MicroBeam tripod, a benchtop stand for small samples, and a BAC151A camera (University Research Institute for Iberian Archaeology, University of Jaén). A 785 nm diode laser (300 mW) was used, with a spectral resolution better than 4.5 cm-1