Identification of a source of nephrite from late Shang Yinxu by multispectral imaging

Heritage Science

Research

Jigen Tang¹  Changsui Wang²  Yimin Yang²  Dian Chen²  Ming Yu³ 

[1] Center for Social Sciences, Southern University of Science and Technology, 518055, Shenzhen, China;Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, China;Key Laboratory of Vertebrate Evolution and Human Origin of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, 100049, Beijing, China;Institute of Chinese Jade Research, Beijing City University, 100083, Beijing, China;

关键词: Nephrite;    Provenance;    Yinxu;    Multispectral imaging;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s40494-022-00849-5

 received in 2022-10-21, accepted in 2022-12-20,  发布年份 2022

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

The provenance of nephrite excavated from the capital of the late Shang dynasty is an important concern. Some nephrites with yellow-green color might have the same provenance. In this study, the provenance of three nephrite artifacts with yellow-green hue was determined by nondestructive multispectral imaging. The results show that they are very similar to nephrite from Xiuyan in northeastern China, suggesting that the Shang dynasty had some connection to regional cultures more than a thousand kilometers away. Of particular importance is the fact that the multispectral imaging method opens a new avenue for the study of the ancient jade circulation.

【 授权许可】

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© The Author(s) 2023

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