GC/MS Characterization of Beeswax, Protein, Gum, Resin, and Oil in Romano-Egyptian Paintings
This article presents results from a binding media survey of 61 Romano-Egyptian paintings.Most of the paintings (51) are the better-known funerary mummy portraits created using either encaustic or tempera paint medium.Samples from all the paintings (on wooden panels or linen shrouds) were analyzed with gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) t