Research Article

An Archaeometric Investigation on the Pigments Used in the Wall Paintings of Post-Byzantine (XIX century) Churches in Cappadocia

Number: 7 July 6, 2023
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An Archaeometric Investigation on the Pigments Used in the Wall Paintings of Post-Byzantine (XIX century) Churches in Cappadocia

Abstract

Cappadocia region, rock churches, monasteries, houses, underground settlements, valleys and historical and geological formations have unique beauty. The region, which is rich with its cultural assets belongs to Christian culture in Anatolia, is generally known with its rock churches, and is a subject to researches. The purpose of this study is; to understand the wall painting technology of the 19th century church, and to make a comparison with the wall painting materials of the rock churches. The study material is composed of pigments in the wall paintings of the Church of St. Theodoros Trion, which is from the 19th century, and located in Nevşehir. Scanning Electron Microscope and Energy Distributed Spectrometer (SEM-EDX), X-Ray Diffraction Spectrometry (XRD) and Fourier Transformed Infrared Spectrophotometer (FTIR) are used to determine material characterization of pigments. X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometer (XRF) analysis method was used in the analysis of the soil structure. As a result of analysis of the wall painting, it has been found that the ultramarine pigment is obtained from the lapis lazuli mineral and the covellite mineral of the covellite blue. In red, the red ochre and the caput mortuum pigment in purple color has been found. In the mineral of different pigment species, bauxite mineral belongs to the region have been detected. Green color, it has been determined that it is obtained from the glauconite and celadonite mineral in the region. According to the research carried out in the region in green color, it has been detected that only this pigment species has been used from the 6th century to the 19th century.

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Supporting Institution

PAÜ-BAP

Project Number

2017ARKE002

Thanks

We would like to thank Turkey's Culture and Tourism Ministry, the Directorate of Nevşehir Museum for their contributions to the project and the Scientific Research Council of Pamukkale University, for research grant 2017ARKE002

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Archaeology

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

July 6, 2023

Submission Date

May 16, 2022

Acceptance Date

November 2, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Number: 7

APA
Bilici Genç, B., Gök, C., Caner, E., & Özcan, Y. (2023). An Archaeometric Investigation on the Pigments Used in the Wall Paintings of Post-Byzantine (XIX century) Churches in Cappadocia. Lycus, 7, 41-57. https://doi.org/10.54577/lycus.1117155
AMA
1.Bilici Genç B, Gök C, Caner E, Özcan Y. An Archaeometric Investigation on the Pigments Used in the Wall Paintings of Post-Byzantine (XIX century) Churches in Cappadocia. Lycus. 2023;(7):41-57. doi:10.54577/lycus.1117155
Chicago
Bilici Genç, Bengin, Cem Gök, Evin Caner, and Yusuf Özcan. 2023. “An Archaeometric Investigation on the Pigments Used in the Wall Paintings of Post-Byzantine (XIX Century) Churches in Cappadocia”. Lycus, nos. 7: 41-57. https://doi.org/10.54577/lycus.1117155.
EndNote
Bilici Genç B, Gök C, Caner E, Özcan Y (July 1, 2023) An Archaeometric Investigation on the Pigments Used in the Wall Paintings of Post-Byzantine (XIX century) Churches in Cappadocia. Lycus 7 41–57.
IEEE
[1]B. Bilici Genç, C. Gök, E. Caner, and Y. Özcan, “An Archaeometric Investigation on the Pigments Used in the Wall Paintings of Post-Byzantine (XIX century) Churches in Cappadocia”, Lycus, no. 7, pp. 41–57, July 2023, doi: 10.54577/lycus.1117155.
ISNAD
Bilici Genç, Bengin - Gök, Cem - Caner, Evin - Özcan, Yusuf. “An Archaeometric Investigation on the Pigments Used in the Wall Paintings of Post-Byzantine (XIX Century) Churches in Cappadocia”. Lycus. 7 (July 1, 2023): 41-57. https://doi.org/10.54577/lycus.1117155.
JAMA
1.Bilici Genç B, Gök C, Caner E, Özcan Y. An Archaeometric Investigation on the Pigments Used in the Wall Paintings of Post-Byzantine (XIX century) Churches in Cappadocia. Lycus. 2023;:41–57.
MLA
Bilici Genç, Bengin, et al. “An Archaeometric Investigation on the Pigments Used in the Wall Paintings of Post-Byzantine (XIX Century) Churches in Cappadocia”. Lycus, no. 7, July 2023, pp. 41-57, doi:10.54577/lycus.1117155.
Vancouver
1.Bengin Bilici Genç, Cem Gök, Evin Caner, Yusuf Özcan. An Archaeometric Investigation on the Pigments Used in the Wall Paintings of Post-Byzantine (XIX century) Churches in Cappadocia. Lycus. 2023 Jul. 1;(7):41-57. doi:10.54577/lycus.1117155