History and Surface Condition of the Lewis Chessmen in the Collection of the National Museums Scotland (Hebrides, late 12th-early 13th centuries)
This paper summarises on-going work to examine the surface condition of the 11 chess pieces in the collection of the National Museums Scotland. The chess pieces are part of the hoard found on the isle of Lewis on the west coast of Scotland and are remarkable examples of medieval ivory carving. The a...
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fttriple:oai:gotriple.eu:oai:revues.org:archeosciences/3342 2023-05-15T18:26:52+02:00 History and Surface Condition of the Lewis Chessmen in the Collection of the National Museums Scotland (Hebrides, late 12th-early 13th centuries) Tate, Jim Reiche, I. Pinzari, F. Clark, J. Caldwell, D. 2013-03-22 http://journals.openedition.org/archeosciences/3342 fr fre Presses universitaires de Rennes ArcheoSciences urn:doi:10.4000/archeosciences.3342 http://journals.openedition.org/archeosciences/3342 undefined cinnabar ivory sperm whale surface damage archeo hist Journal Article https://vocabularies.coar-repositories.org/resource_types/c_6501/ 2013 fttriple https://doi.org/10.4000/archeosciences.3342 2023-01-22T18:56:14Z This paper summarises on-going work to examine the surface condition of the 11 chess pieces in the collection of the National Museums Scotland. The chess pieces are part of the hoard found on the isle of Lewis on the west coast of Scotland and are remarkable examples of medieval ivory carving. The aim of the work is to characterise surface features that can be used to draw new information about the materials from which the pieces were made, their history from the period of their manufacture until they were found in the first part of the 19th century, and whether they were originally coloured. The chess pieces were examined using low-powered optical microscopy and non-destructive X-ray Fluorescence spectroscopy. Modern samples of ivory were exposed to fungi under controlled conditions and the surface damage investigated using optical microscopy and controlled pressure scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive X-ray analysis. Cet article résume les travaux entrepris pour examiner l’état de la surface des onze pièces d’échecs conservées aux Musées Nationaux d’Ecosse. Ces pièces d’échecs font partie d’un trésor découvert sur l’île de Lewis, sur la côte ouest de l’Ecosse, et forment un exemple remarquable d’ivoire médiéval sculpté. Le but des analyses est de caractériser les éléments de la surface qui permettent d’obtenir des informations sur les matériaux composant les pièces, sur leur histoire, allant de l’époque de leur manufacture à celle de leur découverte au cours de la première moitié du xixe siècle, et sur leur hypothétique couleur d’origine. Les pièces ont été examinées par microscopie optique à faible puissance et soumises à une analyse non destructrice par fluorescence X. Des échantillons d’ivoire moderne ont été exposés sous contrôle à des moisissures et les dégâts de surface ont été étudiés par microscopie optique ainsi qu’au microscope électronique à balayage à pression contrôlée avec un système d’analyse X dispersif en énergie. Article in Journal/Newspaper Sperm whale Unknown Découverte ENVELOPE(141.558,141.558,-66.775,-66.775) ArchéoSciences 35 249 258 |
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This paper summarises on-going work to examine the surface condition of the 11 chess pieces in the collection of the National Museums Scotland. The chess pieces are part of the hoard found on the isle of Lewis on the west coast of Scotland and are remarkable examples of medieval ivory carving. The aim of the work is to characterise surface features that can be used to draw new information about the materials from which the pieces were made, their history from the period of their manufacture until they were found in the first part of the 19th century, and whether they were originally coloured. The chess pieces were examined using low-powered optical microscopy and non-destructive X-ray Fluorescence spectroscopy. Modern samples of ivory were exposed to fungi under controlled conditions and the surface damage investigated using optical microscopy and controlled pressure scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive X-ray analysis. Cet article résume les travaux entrepris pour examiner l’état de la surface des onze pièces d’échecs conservées aux Musées Nationaux d’Ecosse. Ces pièces d’échecs font partie d’un trésor découvert sur l’île de Lewis, sur la côte ouest de l’Ecosse, et forment un exemple remarquable d’ivoire médiéval sculpté. Le but des analyses est de caractériser les éléments de la surface qui permettent d’obtenir des informations sur les matériaux composant les pièces, sur leur histoire, allant de l’époque de leur manufacture à celle de leur découverte au cours de la première moitié du xixe siècle, et sur leur hypothétique couleur d’origine. Les pièces ont été examinées par microscopie optique à faible puissance et soumises à une analyse non destructrice par fluorescence X. Des échantillons d’ivoire moderne ont été exposés sous contrôle à des moisissures et les dégâts de surface ont été étudiés par microscopie optique ainsi qu’au microscope électronique à balayage à pression contrôlée avec un système d’analyse X dispersif en énergie. |
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History and Surface Condition of the Lewis Chessmen in the Collection of the National Museums Scotland (Hebrides, late 12th-early 13th centuries) |
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