Portable 2D microscope dataset of Bikini Venus (152798)

Published June 17, 2024 | Version v1

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High magnification 2D images of traces of polychromy of the Bikini Venus statue (152798)

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Research focus Title: Bikini Venus
Research focus Category: Object/artwork
Research focus Description: The statuette depicting the deity in the moment immediately before the bath, with a hand in the process of unfastening a sandal , owes its name to the presence of a golden stróphion that wrapped her breast, crossed her belly, and finally enveloped her hips. Iconographically identified with type IX by Schmidt, this Venus has as its archetype the Aphrodite Doidalsas. A fitting and immediate comparison, although it differs in the rendering of the lateral support, is the statuette of Aphrodite untying her sandal (Oplontis Museum, Inv. 1252), from Villa A, the so-called Villa of Poppaea.
Research focus Reference: MANN inv.152798
Research focus Reference Image URL: https://mann-napoli.it/gabinetto-segreto/#gallery-10

Research Activity Type: Object Examination/Digital image-video acquisition
Technique: Digital microsopy (2D)
Technique Category: Point analysis
Method Description: Portable microscope to acquire high magnification images. Observation at high magnification allows us to document the presence of residual polychromy, to examine the morphology and to extrapolate information about the stratigraphic sequence and the presence of complex mixtures or repainting
Tool / Equipment (or Software) Description: AM7013MZT (R4) (20–200x) by Dino-Lite USB microscope portable microscope was used to acquire images at high magnification
Tool / Equipment (or Software) reference: https://www.dino-lite.com/products_detail.php?index_m1_id=9&index_m2_id=36&index_id=48
ROI or target area or spot size: 6x8 mm (50X), 1.8x1.4 mm (220X)
Examination Methodology: acquisition of an image selecting the desired magnification (50X, 220X)
Equipment setup - Experimental: Acquisition on contact with the surface
Output interpretation: extrapolation of information by image observation

Object Examination Scale: Micro
Examination Class or Type: Single
Specific Scope linked to the Project: examination of residual polychromy on a marble statue
Measurable Entity / Property: morphology of the surface
Material Category: pigments, dyes, marble, alteration products