Sample

Colour

Optical observation

SEM-EDX

μ-Raman

FTIR

Inner Painting layer

White

- Course in texture, varying thicknesses and in multiple layers.

- particle size between 1,033,004 - 184,746 nm

- reinforced with strips of chopped straw

Ca, S, Si, Al, Fe, Ti, Sr.

Calcite

Gypsum

Calcite

Gypsum

Preparation layer

White

Characterized by surfaces with variable cavities, homogeneous surface and composed of fine grains.

Ca, S, Si, Fe, Al

Calcite

Gypsum

Calcite

Gypsum

Pigment

Blue

Light blue crystals spread within a transparent matrix and rich in detachment part.

Ca, Si, Cu, S, Al, K, Fe

Cuprorivaite

Pigment

Green

- Various shades with yellow-orange particles scattered in the matrix.

- The green particles are pale, rounded and translucent with some exhibiting of grainy texture

Ca, Si, Cu, Fe, Al, K

Cuprorivaite

Yellow ochre

Pigment

Yellow

- The surface is bright-yellow to orange-yellow and brownish-yellow

- Small and rounded grains of the pigment and the hue is affected by impurities found in the layer.

Ca, S, Si, Fe, Al, K

Yellow ochre

Calcite

Red ochre

Calcite

Gypsum

Pigment

Red

Reddish color tends to yellow and fall of voids

Ca, S, Si, Fe, Al, K

Red ochre

Calcite

Red ochre

Quartz

Pigment

Brown

Deep brown to reddish with black particles in the layer.

Ca, S, Si, Fe, Al, C

Red ochre

carbon

Red ochre

Calcite

Pigment

Dark red

Deep brown to reddish with black particles in the layer.

Ca, S, Si, Fe, Al, C

Red ochre

carbon

Red ochre

Calcite

Pigment

White

Slightly thick with different chromatic hues range from red to yellow, rich in voids and covered with dust.

Ca, S, Si, Fe, Ti, Sr, K

Calcite

Gypsum

Calcite

Gypsum