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Table 2 Summary table of analysis results of main coloring pigment and organic binding media

From: Pigments and binding media of polychrome relics from the central hall of Longju temple in Sichuan, China

Number

Surface colors

Substrate

Main coloring pigment (chemical formula)

Main element content characterized by EDS (wt%)

Organic binding media

LJ01

Green

Wall

Atacamite (Cu2(OH)3Cl)

O (59.7), Ca (16.9), S (14.3), C (7.0), Cu (1.4)

Animal glue

LJ02

Wood

Atacamite (Cu2(OH)3Cl)

O (37.6), Cu (25.5), S (23.6), C (7.4)

Casein

LJ03

Wood

Atacamite (Cu2(OH)3Cl)

O (41.3), C (29.1), Ca (8.7), S (8.3), Si (4.7), Cu (3.2)

Negative

LJ04

Blue

Wall

Azurite (Cu2(OH)2CO3)

O (44.8), C (26.9), Cu (6.5), Ca (6.0), S (5.7), Si (4.9)

Egg white

LJ05

Black

Wall

Carbon black (C)

O (38.1), C (33.0), Ca (8.6), Pb (7.2), Si (4.5)

Negative

LJ06

Red

Wood

Cinnabar (HgS)

C (40.9), O (27.0), S (13.0), Hg (6.8)

Negative

LJ07

Wood

Cinnabar (HgS)

C (35.0), O (31.0), Hg (19.4), S (4.0), Si (3.2), Ca (3.1)

Egg white, animal glue

LJ08

Aureate

Wall

Gold (Au)

C (39.2), O (27.5), Au (10.9), S (9.1), Si (4.1), Ca (3.2)

Animal glue

LJ09

Wood

Gold (Au)

C (46.8), O (27.0), S (6.9), Si (4.9), Ca (4.0), Au (3.9)

Animal glue

LJ10

Wall

Gold (Au)

C (34.8), O (24.7), Pb (11.1), Au (10.8), Si (4.6), Ca (4.2), S (3.0)

Animal glue