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Anàlisi estratigràfica Majestat Batlló

Anàlisi estratigràfica Majestat Batlló

Stratigraphic analysis

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From the area of the inscription, a minuscule sample was extracted which can display various superimposed layers of polychrome.
 
In the cross section the different substrates and the characteristics of their manufacture are easily differentiable: ground pigments evenly and compact the layers. The inscription of the white lead layer is thicker.

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