Architectural <i>Terracruda</i> Sculptures of the Silk Roads: New Conservation Insights Through a Diagnostic Approach Based on Non-Destructive X-ray Micro-Computed Tomography

his work presents the results of study a fragment architectural terracruda sculpture from Buddhist archaeological site Tepe Narenj (Kabul, Afghanistan, fifth-ninth centuries CE) through X-ray micro-computed tomographic analysis. This technique offers great potential for artworks that, due to their nature, condition, or relevance, are not suitable sampling. The have provided useful data understanding making showing first time relevance materials plant origin used in composition clay-based body, feature that had been previously highlighted and which appears be crucial proposing conservation interventions.