Analysis and Ethical Conservation of a Roman Statue Head in the Scripps College Permanent Collection
Graduation Year
2015
Document Type
Campus Only Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Art Conservation
Reader 1
Michelle Berenfeld
Reader 2
Mary MacNaughton
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© 2015 Shaina E. Raskin
Abstract
Unprovenanced and undocumented antiquities play a large roll in the international trade of antiquities, a billion dollar sector of the art market. The removal of these antiquities from their source countries creates many problems for the academic community and the standards put in place to eliminate illegal activity. An analysis of an ancient Roman statue head of Livia was used to demonstrate the usefulness of such an legally acquired undocumented antiquity. A visual analysis was first conducted on the Scripps Livia residing within the Scripps Permanent collection by creating comparisons to other known portraits of Livia. A chemical analysis was then conducted to continue verifying authenticity. With the use of a Scanning Electron Microscope, four samples removed from the sculpture were analyzed for elemental composition. Based on the data gathered from these analyses recommendations for new acquisition policies were created for the purpose of ethically researching and displaying the Scripps Livia.
Recommended Citation
Raskin, Shaina, "Analysis and Ethical Conservation of a Roman Statue Head in the Scripps College Permanent Collection" (2015). Scripps Senior Theses. 664.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/664
This thesis is restricted to the Claremont Colleges current faculty, students, and staff.
