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Table 7 Semi-quantitative concentrations of the average composition of the yellow paint layer in ÆIN 1059

From: Painting the Palace of Apries II: ancient pigments of the reliefs from the Palace of Apries, Lower Egypt

Element

Yellow layer

As2S3 orpiment

Pb2SnO4 lead–tin yellow

Pb2Sb2O7 lead–antimonate yellow

 

wt%

0.95

1.4

9.9

Mg

0.21

   

Si

3.90

   

S

0.79

0.37

  

K

0.27

   

Ca

8.99

   

Ti

0.06

   

Fe

0.97

   

As

0.58

0.58

  

Sr

0.15

   

Sn

0.28

 

0.28

 

Sb

3.12

  

3.12

Pb

16.2

 

0.97

5.30

  1. Semi-quantitative concentrations of the average composition of the yellow paint layer derived from LA-ICP-MS using an interpolation between the count rates of a 1 ppb multi-element standard (ICP multielement standard solution XXI for MS, by Accustandard), and using the average count rate of Ca 44 over the white ground layer assuming the Ca concentration was 40 wt% here corresponding to pure calcite
  2. Using this assumption, the S and Sr concentrations of the white ground layer were found to be 0.8 and 1.6 wt%, respectively. All concentrations are in weight percent. The RSD uncertainties are probably not better than c. 20%