Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences / Plaster Mask from the Oglakhty Cemetery Grave no. 1/2021: Comprehensive Study Experience

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Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2024 17 (9)
Authors
Pankova, Svetlana V.; Bogma, Marina V.; Grigor’eva, Irina A.; Vasilyeva, Natalia A.; Stepanova, Elena P.
Contact information
Pankova, Svetlana V. : State Hermitage Museum Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation; National Research Tomsk State University Tomsk, Russian Federation; European University at Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation; ; ORCID: 0000‑0001‑9528‑4525; Bogma, Marina V.: State Hermitage Museum Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation; Grigor’eva, Irina A.: State Hermitage Museum Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation; Vasilyeva, Natalia A.: State Hermitage Museum Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation; National Research Tomsk State University Tomsk, Russian Federation; Stepanova, Elena P. : State Hermitage Museum Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
Keywords
Tashtyk culture; the Minusinsk Basin; Oglakhty cemetery; death mask; plaster; pigments; millet; imprints; textile; silk; fibers
Abstract

The paper deals with a study of a death mask from the Tashtyk culture grave at the Oglakhty cemetery, 2nd‑3rd centuries AD, and presents its results. Our main approach was that of material science. The study was undertaken using a series of analytical methods such as optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), 3D microtomography, IR reflectography, IR spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, UV luminescence, X‑ray reflectometry. Cinnabar and hematite were identified as the main pigments of the painting; the former was applied on raw plaster, whereas the latter above dry plaster surface. Shells of the grains of common millet (Panicum miliaceum L.) turned out to be an additive to the gypsum mixture. Textile imprints near the eye sockets were analyzed to get an insight of the type and structure of the fabric. Clusters of tiny fibers near the textile imprints were noticed and studied for the first time. They are explained as remains of the silk pieces with unhemmed borders, “cought” by liquid plaster in the process of applying it to the person’s face. The fibers could be preserved inside the plaster due to the absence of air and mechanical influences

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1691–1704
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Paper at repository of SibFU
https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/153759

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