Table 1 Summary of analyses of seven funerary portraits
From: Characterization of an unusual coating on funerary portraits from Roman Egypt circa 100-300AD
Institution | Accession No | Medium | ELISA | GCMS | Sample Method | PMF Result* | LCMSMS Result* | Hen egg proteins found by Mascot | 14C Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Getty | 74.AP.11 | Encaustic | Egg | Egg | Sample Stick | Whole hen egg | Whole hen egg, mammalian collagen | Oval, Vit2, Lysc, Apov1, Trfe, Vit1, Iovo, Apob, Ovaly | 25–128 CE |
Getty | 74.AP.20 | Tempera | Egg, glue | Glue | Sample Stick | Whole hen egg, trace collagen | Whole hen egg, mammalian collagen | Oval, Vit2, Lysc, Apov1, Trfe, Vit1 | |
Glyptotek | AE.I.N 681 | Encaustic | N/A | Egg | Remnant from GCMS analysis | Whole hen egg | Whole hen egg, mammalian collagen | Oval, Vit2, Lysc, Apov1, Vit1, Trfe, Ovaly, Apob | |
Glyptotek | AE.I.N 684 | Encaustic | N/A | Egg | Remnant from GCMS analysis | Whole hen egg | Whole hen egg, mammalian collagen | Oval, Lysc, Trfe, Ovaly, Apov1, Iovo | |
Norton Simon | F.1978.19.P | Encaustic | N/A | N/A | Sample Stick | Whole hen egg | Whole hen egg, mammalian collagen | Oval, Vit2, Vit1, Trfe, Lysc, Apov1, Ovaly, Iovo, Ovalx, Apob, Apoa1 | |
Vienna | X 297 | Encaustic | N/A | N/A | Sample Stick | Whole hen egg | Whole hen egg, mammalian collagen | Oval, Lysc, Trfe, Apov1, Vit2, Ovaly | 42 BCE-108 CE |
Cleveland | 1971.137 | Encaustic | N/A | N/A | Sample Stick | Hen egg glair | Hen egg glair, mammalian collagen | Oval, Lysc, Trfe, Iovo, Ovaly |
