Research groupa | Type of work | Provenance | Date | No. of samples | Extractor yield (%) (dried extract/ scraped paint) | Painting technique | References |
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1 | Wall painting | Pompeii | First century AD | 2 | 0.04–0.02 (estimate) | Wheatpaste-based paint | [11] |
Wall painting | Liternum, Campania | First century AD | 1 | 0.04–0.02 | Wheatpaste-based paint | [12] | |
Wall painting | Pompeii | Four Pompeian styles third to second century BC to first century AD | 4 | 0.07–0.01 | Wheatpaste-based paint | ||
2 | Wall painting | Ampurias, Cartagena, Baelo Claudia | First century BC to second century AD | 8 | 25.58–14.34 | Beeswax emulsion | [15] |
Wall painting | Mérida | Second century AD | 6 | No data | Beeswax emulsion | [16] | |
Complutum | Third century AD | 2 | |||||
Marsala | Third century AD | 4 | |||||
3 | Wall painting | Herculaneum | Before 79 AD | 4 | No data | Egg tempera: 2 samples Undetermined: 2 samples | [17] |
Painted wooden ceiling | Herculaneum | Before 79 AD | 17 | No data | Egg tempera | [18] | |
Wall painting | Pylos, Mycenas | Before 1180 BC | 23 | No data | Egg tempera: 11 samples Egg + glue tempera: 4 samples Egg + gum + starch/honey? Tempera: 4 samples Egg + gum tempera: 1 sample Animal glue tempera: 1 sample Undetermined: 2 samples | [19] | |
Painted alabaster sarcophagus | Tarquinia, Etruria | Fourth century BC | 1 | No data | Egg tempera | [20] | |
Wall painting | Sarteano, Etruria | Fourth century BC | 9 | 0.06–0.01 | Egg tempera | [21] | |
4 | Wall painting | Herculaneum | No data | 11 | No data | Fresco | [3] |
Wall painting | Pompeii | First century AD | 4 | No data | Fresco | [23] |