Τhe Coptic textiles of the Paul and Alexandra Canellopoulos Museum: an analytical approach

Artemios Oikonomou; Georgios P. Mastrotheodoros; Christos Karydis

doi:10.14568/cp40402

Autores

Artemios Oikonomou Department of Conservation of Antiquities and Works of Art, University of West Attica, Athens, Greece; Fitch laboratory, British School at Athens, 52 Souedias Street GR10676 Athens, Greece https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4612-2727
Georgios P. Mastrotheodoros Fitch laboratory, British School at Athens, 52 Souedias Street GR10676 Athens, Greece https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0320-5867
Christos Karydis Department of Environment, Ionian University, Zakynthos, Greece https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2932-4052

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14568/cp40402

Palavras-chave:

Têxteis coptas, Técnicas analíticas, hh-XRF, Microscopia ótica, UHLPC

Resumo

A coleção particular de Paul e Alexandra Canellopoulos foi doada ao Estado grego em 1972 e, pouco depois (1976), foi inaugurado o museu com o mesmo nome. A coleção inclui mais de 6500 antiguidades e obras de arte de diferentes períodos históricos e culturas, incluindo um número notável de têxteis arqueológicos coptas. Estes têxteis sobrevivem até hoje devido ao costume copta de os enterrar com os mortos e à aridez das sepulturas egípcias. Os parâmetros ambientais secos em que todos estes itens foram enterrados ou armazenados deram-nos a oportunidade de os estudar até aos dias de hoje. O Museu Canellopoulos abriga 19 fragmentos têxteis, que datam do século V/VI ao século XII. Os quatro fragmentos foram escolhidos para uma investigação analítica detalhada. Os têxteis selecionados foram submetidos a uma combinação de técnicas analíticas não invasivas e pouco invasivas para determinar o tipo de fibras, os componentes inorgânicos e os corantes a eles associados.

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