Raman SSE point 12

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Raman Spectrum

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Artefact

Type: steelwork (visual works) Getty
Location: Bologna Getty
Support: Steel
Technique: damascening Getty
Period: 16th century CE | 1501 - 1600 (449 BP - 350 BP) | Earth | 2022
Dimensions: 72 × 60 × 8 cm
Author: Unknown Artist Getty
Materials: Gold, Steel, Silver
Owner: Museo Civico Medievale di Bologna
Notes: The oval shield was originally part of a 'ceremonial armor set' (equipaggio di pompa) which, as evidenced by the coat of arms, belonged to the Venetian Francesco Bernardo, Captain of Bergamo between 1552 and 1553. The city itself probably gifted the set to the captain as a token of gratitude for the services he rendered, specifically regarding his intervention in 1553 in a delicate tax matter involving the dues owed by the Territory of Bergamo (Contado) to the Serenissima (the Republic of Venice). https://www.museibologna.it/medievale/schede/incontri-arrivi-1-lo-scudo-del-capitano-francesco-bernardo-1996-2414/

Name: Sequentially Shifted portable Raman
Alternative Name: Bravo
Manufacturer: Bruker
Serial Number: BRV00572
Category: RAMAN
Links: External Link
Software: OPUS v8.7.31 - Bruker website

OPUS v8.7.31 - Bruker website

OriginPro v2018 - OriginLab website

Project: Shield of Captain Francesco Bernardo (shield-of-captain-francesco-bernardo)
Description: This Renaissance steel shield, dated between 1550 and 1553 and preserved at the Museo Civico Medievale in Bologna, stands as a premier example of mid-16th-century North Italian craftsmanship and milit...
Date: July 24, 2024
Analysis ID: #197
Analyst: Silvia Innocenti
Purpose: Characterization of chemical composition
Client: Opificio delle Pietre Dure (Florence - Italy - Europe)