Electrochemistry in Archaeology and Art Conservation

Doménech‐Carbó, Antonio

doi:10.1002/ijch.202000056

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“…However interesting this may be for the historian, we may possibly benefit from the idea when faced with modern problems of solid-state analysis, which conquers more and more remote fields of applications, e.g. archaeometry and metal dating [56][57][58]. It is good to see that at least in Czech Republic, at the University of Pardubice, electrography is still included in the curriculum [45].…”

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Glazunov’s electrography—the first electrochemical imaging and the first solid-state electroanalysis

Scholz

2021

J Solid State Electrochem

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Aleksandr Il’ich Glazunov developed the first electrochemical technique to image the surface of conducting solids giving the technique the name electrography. The electrographic images can mirror the distribution of elements on the surface of solid materials and also the electrochemical activity, caused by variations of “dissolution tension”. Thus, he has established for the first time a kind of spatially resolved electrochemistry. Electrography is also the first direct electroanalytical technique for solid materials. The present paper gives an account of his turbulent life in Russia, Czechoslovakia and Chile, and a discussion of his main scientific achievement, the development of electrography.

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Glazunov’s electrography—the first electrochemical imaging and the first solid-state electroanalysis

Scholz

2021

J Solid State Electrochem

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“…In fact, although in the literature there is a plethora of works on the characterization of this type of objects from archaeological context, [13][14][15][16][17] there are not exhaustive bibliographic references to support a study aimed at the recognition of fakes, even if there is a growing attention of the scientific community for this phenomenon in recent years. 11,[18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25] 2 | MATERIAL AND METHODS…”

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“…The aim of this work is to provide authentication tools and a database for this type of fake archaeological artefacts, supporting historical‐artistic studies, by a non‐destructive and micro‐destructive analytical approach, requisite in both forensic and cultural heritage studies, through an easily reproducible routine and low‐cost protocol. In fact, although in the literature there is a plethora of works on the characterization of this type of objects from archaeological context, 13–17 there are not exhaustive bibliographic references to support a study aimed at the recognition of fakes, even if there is a growing attention of the scientific community for this phenomenon in recent years 11,18–25 …”

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A multi‐analytical approach to unmask two Etruscan‐Corinthian fake vases: A contribution to the illicit trafficking of cultural goods

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Palermo

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J Raman Spectroscopy

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This work addresses the authenticity issue of fake potteries circulating in the illicit art market, imitating ancient artefacts, by an interdisciplinary and a multi‐analytical approach. In faking manufacture, unscrupulous forgers use increasingly advanced skills to mimic ancient materials and technologies and to produce artificial ageing. Despite the phenomenon of archaeological objects' forgery is considered a crime and a source of illicit earnings, there are not enough works in the literature to support the difficult unmasking of archaeological fake objects. In this work, a pair of ointment vases mimicking the “Etruscan‐Corinthian” style, seized thanks to the police activity of the Carabinieri Headquarters for the Protection of Cultural Heritage (Comando Carabinieri Tutela Patrimonio Culturale, TPC) and studied within “Laboratorio del Falso” at Roma Tre University, are analysed from the archaeological viewpoint, and then scientific investigations are carried out to understand materials and techniques used by the forger. The aim of this work is to provide useful tools for the study of similar fake objects by reconstructing the forger recipe and in particular identifying errors he committed with respect to the original manufactures, invisible to the eye. The characterization of raw materials is carried out by combining X‐ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF) and micro‐Raman spectroscopy techniques, in order to determine the composition of surface decoration, encrustations and surface deposits. By this simple protocol, it was possible to consistently clarify the aspects characterizing the modus operandi of the forger, through the identification of anachronisms, that is, materials and techniques incompatible with the hypothesized ancient manufacture. In particular, modern pigments of synthetic origin are found in decorations, such as cobalt‐based black pigment and Mars red pigments with the addition of a polymer to enhance the adhesion to the vases' body.

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“…Examples are age determinations of metals, [32] and archeometric applications. [33,34,35,36] Another research field with great potential is the application of chemometry to electroanalysis, [37] and the most modern methods of machine learning as recently suggested by Bond. [38] The authors of this Rosarium Philosophorum on Electrochemistry have been instructed to write their essays in such way, "that this compilation will become a powerful reference, not only for scientists, engineers and corporate decision makers, but also for administrators in universities, decision Essays makers of funding agencies, and even journalists and politicians."…”

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Essay for the Rosarium Philosophicum on Electrochemistry Electrochemical Analysis – What it was, is, and Possibly will be

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2020

Israel Journal of Chemistry

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In this essay a survey of the development of electrochemical analysis is given for the last two hundred years. It is shown that the great breakthroughs in this discipline were not predictable, as in all other sciences. The two centuries have led to an enormous diversification of electroanalytical techniques and analytical targets for which electroanalytical techniques can be applied most beneficially. Maintaining the experimental and theoretical expertise as part of the chemistry curricula at Universities is identified as a main task, now and in future.

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Electrochemistry in Archaeology and Art Conservation

Cited by 7 publications

References 49 publications

Glazunov’s electrography—the first electrochemical imaging and the first solid-state electroanalysis

Glazunov’s electrography—the first electrochemical imaging and the first solid-state electroanalysis

A multi‐analytical approach to unmask two Etruscan‐Corinthian fake vases: A contribution to the illicit trafficking of cultural goods

Essay for the Rosarium Philosophicum on Electrochemistry Electrochemical Analysis – What it was, is, and Possibly will be

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