Remote multispectral imaging with PRISMS and XRF analysis of Tang tomb paintings

Rebecca Lange; Qunxi Zhang; Haida Liang

doi:10.1117/12.890973

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6 June 2011 Remote multispectral imaging with PRISMS and XRF analysis of Tang tomb paintings

Rebecca Lange, Qunxi Zhang, Haida Liang

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Proceedings Volume 8084, O3A: Optics for Arts, Architecture, and Archaeology III; 80840Y (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.890973
Event: SPIE Optical Metrology, 2011, Munich, Germany

Abstract

PRISMS (Portable Remote Imaging System for Multispectral Scanning) is a multispectral/hyperspectral imaging system designed for flexible in situ imaging of wall paintings at high resolution (tens of microns) over a large range of distances (less than a meter to over ten meters). This paper demonstrates a trial run of the VIS/NIR (400-880nm) component of the instrument for non-invasive imaging of wall paintings in situ. Wall painting panels from excavated Tang dynasty (618- 907AD) tombs near Xi'an were examined by PRISMS. Pigment identifications were carried out using the spectral reflectance obtained from multispectral imaging coupled with non-invasive elemental analysis using a portable XRF.

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Rebecca Lange, Qunxi Zhang, and Haida Liang "Remote multispectral imaging with PRISMS and XRF analysis of Tang tomb paintings", Proc. SPIE 8084, O3A: Optics for Arts, Architecture, and Archaeology III, 80840Y (6 June 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.890973

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