Abstract
LIF measurements have been carried out on marble samples coming from the most famous quarries of the Mediterranean area. Thanks to multivariate techniques and clustering methods the most significative spectral features linked to geographical provenance have found and tested.
The propaedeutic work previously carried out on the reference samples has allowed for the developing of a fast data processing method of LIF data able to provide, in quasi real time, digital images of the artworks where Italian and Greek marbles are marked differently.
Starting from the obtained results, a LIF scanning prototypal system has been used to scan two masterpieces from Roman period interesting for real restoration and archaeological issues: the sculptured group, called Ares Ludovisi (collection of Palazzo Altemps) and the so-called “Two-orant’s sarcophagus”, housed in the Museum of the Catacombs of San Sebastiano in Rome.
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The authors would like to thank the Directors of Palazzo Altemps and the Sarcophagi Museum of San Sebastiano catacombs to make accessible studied artworks and the restorers S. Cascioli, D. Papetti, L. Ruggeri for their support and collaboration. This research was supported by the Latium Region under grant agreement lr13, n.1031.
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Spizzichino, V., Bertani, L., Caneve, L. (2018). Origin Determination of Mediterranean Marbles by Laser Induced Fluorescence. In: Ioannides, M., et al. Digital Heritage. Progress in Cultural Heritage: Documentation, Preservation, and Protection. EuroMed 2018. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 11196. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-01762-0_18
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