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The XGT-5000 is ideally suited for analysis of archaeology specimens and museum objects.
Analysis of a coloured illustration in a Nepalese manuscript was carried out to understand more fully the types of pigments used to obtain particular hues. Due to the penetrating nature of x-rays it was possible to probe not only the topmost layer of pigments, but also those which had been used for undercoating.