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Dating of Ancient Icons from Kiev Art Collections

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2016

N Kovalyukh ,
J van der Plicht ,
G Possnert ,
V Skripkin  and
L Chlenova
N Kovalyukh
Affiliation:
National Academy of Sciences, Kiev, Ukraine
J van der Plicht*
Affiliation:
Centre for Isotope Research, Groningen, the Netherlands
G Possnert
Affiliation:
Tandem Accelerator Laboratory, Uppsala, Sweden
V Skripkin
Affiliation:
National Academy of Sciences, Kiev, Ukraine
L Chlenova
Affiliation:
National Art Gallery, Kiev, Ukraine
*
Corresponding author. Email: plicht@phys.rug.nl.
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Abstract

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Icon painting in the Ukraine is rooted in the Byzantine culture, after the conversion to the Christian religion. During the medieval epoch, Kiev became the artistic center for highly skilled icon painters. The icons were painted on wooden boards, specially made for this purpose. Historic dating of some even well-known icons is uncertain or not precise. Here we present for the first time radiocarbon dates for selected icons. Both liquid scintillation counting (LSC) and accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) dating methods were applied, allowing intercomparison.

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Type
II. Our ‘Wet’ Environment
Information
Radiocarbon , Volume 43 , Issue 2B: Proceedings of the 17th International Radiocarbon Conference (Part 2 of 3), Conference Editors: Israel Carmi, Elisabetta Boaretto , 2001 , pp. 1065 - 1075
Copyright
Copyright © 2001 by the Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of the University of Arizona 

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