XRF dataset of Lovatelli Venus 109608 NEW

The Lovatelli Venus, named after its discoverer, was unearthed in 1873 in a niche in the peristyle of the House of Diomedes I, 12-17 in Pompeii. The dating of the sculpture goes back to the Julian era. Her hair is gathered into two braids that part from the centre of her forehead to gather into a bun. She wears both a light chiton and a heavy himation that wraps around her hips and coils around her left arm. She holds an apple in her left hand, a clear reference to the Judgment of Paris. Sinuous and nude down to her legs, she displays visible traces of polychromy and holes in her earlobes, which, following the fashion of the time, likely held golden earrings, accompanied by bracelets on her wrists. While the chiton was certainly white, the himation shows large areas of yellow alternating with the green of the peplos. On the left side, the goddess leans against an anthropomorphic-style column decorated on the front with an archaizing idol. 

This analytical technique permits the determination of an element's composition in a material through the observation of characteristic secondary X-rays (or fluorescent) emission. This phenomenon occurs when a material is excited by primary X-rays. The technique is particularly valuable in the field of Cultural Heritage, where it can be employed for the analysis and characterization of a diverse range of materials, including paintings, manuscripts, monuments, metals, and others. 

Tracer III SD by Bruker with Rh anode

Non invasive acquisition of spectrum on contact with the surface. Spectra are elaborated with ARTAX By Bruker or Pymca 

Working parameters, 40 KV, 12 μA,  30s

elemental composition of the paint materials