The modeling pastes of the monumental terracruda sculpture of the Silk Roads: archaeometric study of the Tepe Narenj and Qol-e-tut examples (Kabul,Afghanistan)

López Prat, Mònica; De Luca, Raffaella; Pecci, Alessandra; Mileto, Simona; Bandyopadhyay, Sudipa Ray; Bloise, Andrea; Guido, Adriano; Cipriani, Mara; Lancelotti, Carla; Carrascosa, Begoña; Noori, Noor Agha; Simón Cortés, José Manuel; Miriello, Domenico

The modeling pastes of the monumental terracruda sculpture of the Silk Roads: archaeometric study of the Tepe Narenj and Qol-e-tut examples (Kabul,Afghanistan)

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dc.contributor.author López Prat, Mònica
dc.contributor.author De Luca, Raffaella
dc.contributor.author Pecci, Alessandra
dc.contributor.author Mileto, Simona
dc.contributor.author Bandyopadhyay, Sudipa Ray
dc.contributor.author Bloise, Andrea
dc.contributor.author Guido, Adriano
dc.contributor.author Cipriani, Mara
dc.contributor.author Lancelotti, Carla
dc.contributor.author Carrascosa, Begoña
dc.contributor.author Noori, Noor Agha
dc.contributor.author Simón Cortés, José Manuel
dc.contributor.author Miriello, Domenico
dc.date.accessioned 2024-05-03T06:01:09Z
dc.date.available 2024-05-03T06:01:09Z
dc.date.issued 2024
dc.description.abstract This paper presents the results of the mineralogical, petrographic and chemical study of different archaeological samples related to terracruda sculptures and other elements that were part of the architectural decoration of the Buddhist sites of Tepe Narenj and Qol-e-tut (Kabul, Afghanistan; fifth to 11th centuries CE). The main objective of the study was to characterize the samples using an archaeometric approach. The study helped to better understand the materials involved in the modeling of Afghan sculptures and their processing, such as the different nature of the clay layers and the finishing ‘stucco’ coating. The results further indicate that similarities exist among the manufacturing process of the studied samples and that used today by an ancient caste of clay artists in West Bengal (India), suggesting the existence of a continuous technological tradition that deserves to be further explored in the future.
dc.description.sponsorship This work is part of M. Lopez-Prat doctoral research and the Juan de la Cierva contract (FJC2021-046803-I) funded by MCIN (Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación)/AE (Agencia Estatal de Investigación); 10.13039/501100011033) and by the European Union “Next Generation EU”/PRT. The results have been obtained in the framework of the activities of the DIBEST department of the University of Calabria, the ERAAUB (a recognized and financed research group of the Generalitat de Catalunya - 2021 SGR 00696), the Institut d'Arqueologia of the Universitat de Barcelona, the Conservació-Restauració del Patrimoni research group (a recognized research group of the Generalitat de Catalunya-2021 SGR 00089), and the CASEs research group (a recognized and financed research group of the Generalitat de Catalunya–2021 SGR-00950).
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dc.identifier.citation López-Prat M, De Luca R, Pecci A, Mileto S, Bandyopadhyay SR, Bloise A, Guido A, Cipriani M, Lancelotti C, Carrascosa B, Noori NA, Simón-Cortés JM, Miriello D. The modeling pastes of the monumental terracruda sculpture of the Silk Roads: archaeometric study of the Tepe Narenj and Qol-e-tut examples (Kabul,Afghanistan). Archaeometry. 2024;66(1):76-99. DOI: 10.1111/arcm.12922
dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/arcm.12922
dc.identifier.issn 0003-813X
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/59985
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher Wiley
dc.relation.ispartof Archaeometry. 2024;66(1):76-99.
dc.relation.projectID info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/3PE/FJC2021-046803-I
dc.rights This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. © 2023 The Authors. Archaeometry published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of University of Oxford.
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dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject.keyword Afghanistan
dc.subject.keyword archaeometry
dc.subject.keyword clay
dc.subject.keyword heritage conservation
dc.subject.keyword organicbinders
dc.subject.keyword silk roads
dc.subject.keyword stucco
dc.subject.keyword terracruda sculpture
dc.subject.keyword traditionalknowledge
dc.title The modeling pastes of the monumental terracruda sculpture of the Silk Roads: archaeometric study of the Tepe Narenj and Qol-e-tut examples (Kabul,Afghanistan)
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