A contribution of INAA to the determination of the provenance of the fourteenth century sculpture

• Autorzy: Ligęza M. , Pańczyk E. , Rowińska L. , Waliś L. , Nalepa B.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The object of the investigation is the so called Madonna Jackowa, or St. Hyacinthus's Madonna, a gothic alabaster figurine dated from the XIVth century. The purpose of the investigation is to provide an answer to the question whether Madonna Jackowa was made of native alabaster. Samples of alabaster from five various quarries located along the line Cracow-Lvov as well as in Lower Silesia were analyzed and the content of trace elements was compared with that of the sculpture. The determination of trace elements was carried out by means of the instrumental neutron activation analysis.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

alabaster sculpture; instrumental neutron activation analysis; provenance study; trace elements

• Wydawca: Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology
• Czasopismo: Nukleonika
• Rocznik: 2001
• Tom: Vol. 46, nr 2
• Strony: 71--74
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 6 poz., rys.

Twórcy

autor

Ligęza M.

autor

Pańczyk E.

autor

Rowińska L.

autor

Waliś L.

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Nalepa B.

• Department of Nuclear Methods of Material Engineering, Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology, 16 Dorodna St., 03-195 Warsaw, Poland, Tel.: [phone], Fax: [phone],

Bibliografia

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• 5. Nalepa B (1998) Conservation of gothic alabaster sculpture –Madonna Jackowa (end of the XIVth century) from the Dominicans’ Monastery in Cracow. Thesis in Polish Academy of Fine Arts, Cracow
• 6. Pańczyk E, Ligęza M, Waliś L (1999) Application of instrumental neutron activation and X-ray fluorescence analysis to the examination of objects of art. Czech J Phys 49:401–410