New insight from MALDI-TOF MS and multivariate data analysis on the botanical origin of polysaccharide-based paint binders in ancient Egypt-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

New insight from MALDI-TOF MS and multivariate data analysis on the botanical origin of polysaccharide-based paint binders in ancient Egypt

Published:2024 Issue:18 Volume:16 Page:2959-2971
ISSN:1759-9660
Container-title:Analytical Methods
language:en
Short-container-title:Anal. Methods

Author:

Granzotto Clara¹^ORCID,Aksamija Amra¹²,Tinnevelt Gerjen H.³,Turkina Viktoriia³,Sutherland Ken¹

Affiliation:

1. Art Institute of Chicago, Department of Conservation and Science, 111 S. Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603, USA

2. Center for Scientific Studies in the Arts, Northwestern University, Tech Building, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208, USA

3. Radboud University, Institute for Molecules and Materials, (Analytical Chemistry & Chemometrics), P. O. Box 9010, Nijmegen, 6500 GL, The Netherlands

Abstract

The combined use of MALDI-MS and statistical analysis to study paint binders in artworks from ancient Egypt indicated that Vachellia species, most likely V. nilotica or V. tortilis, were used as a source of gums for paint binders.

Funder

Richard Lounsbery Foundation

National Institutes of Health

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Link

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2024/AY/D3AY02214E

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