Lapis Lazuli Objects

Lapis Lazuli Objects is a class of artifact in Mesopotamian art consisting of carefully crafted items made from imported lapis lazuli, distinguished by their use of this rare, deeply colored stone to signify divine favor, royal authority, and elite status in ritual and funerary contexts.

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Citations

203

Authors

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Publications per year

2017–2026

Parents

Mesopotamian Art

Publications

Lapis lazuli as unexpected blue pigment in Iranian Lâjvardina ceramics

Philippe Colomban · Journal of Raman Spectroscopy · 2003 · 116 citations

Humanities, Archaeology, Materials Science +10

5,000 years old Egyptian iron beads made from hammered meteoritic iron

Thilo Rehren, T. Belgya, Albert Jambon et al. · Journal of Archaeological Science · 2013 · 98 citations · Full text

Humanities, Archaeology, Materials Science +17

The fifteen causes of color: The physics and chemistry of color

K. Nassau · Color Research & Application · 1987 · 84 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Physics +15

Medieval women’s early involvement in manuscript production suggested by lapis lazuli identification in dental calculus

Anita Radini, Monica Tromp, Alison I. Beach et al. · Science Advances · 2019 · 78 citations · Full text

Humanities, History, Medieval Studies +16

Raman microscopy: The identification of lapis lazuli on medieval pottery fragments from the south of Italy

Robin J. H. Clark, Maria Lucia Curri, Caterina Laganara · Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy · 1997 · 75 citations

Humanities, Archaeology, Medieval Studies +15

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Authors

203

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Alessandro Re
University of Turin, Italy
7 publications · 227 citations
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Alessandro Lo Giudice
University of Turin, Italy
6 publications · 195 citations
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Giovanni Pratesi
University of Florence, Italy
5 publications · 180 citations
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Philippe Colomban
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France
5 publications · 265 citations
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L. Giuntini
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Firenze, Italy
5 publications · 180 citations
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Journal of Raman Spectroscopy
JRS · 9 publications · 420 citations
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Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
4 publications · 101 citations
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Studies in Conservation
3 publications · 139 citations
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Gems & Gemology
2 publications · 64 citations
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Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
2 publications · 132 citations
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