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Using Interdisciplinary Studies and Analyses in the Conservation of Greco-Roman Cartonnage

open access: yesConservation Science in Cultural Heritage, 2018
This paper describes the multi-analytical techniques and treatment processes that were undertaken in the conservation of two deteriorated cartonnages of the Greek- Roman period.
Firas Alawneh   +2 more
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An assessment of multimodal imaging of subsurface text in mummy cartonnage using surrogate papyrus phantoms

open access: yesHeritage Science, 2018
Ancient Egyptian mummies were often covered with an outer casing, panels and masks made from cartonnage: a lightweight material made from linen, plaster, and recycled papyrus held together with adhesive.
Adam Gibson   +24 more
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The Blank Text Strips on the Third Intermediate Period Theban Coffins Applied on an Unpublished Cartonnage at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo (TR. 5.11.16.4). [PDF]

open access: yesمجلة کلية الآثار - جامعة القاهرة
This paper discusses and analyzes the potential reasons for the presence of blank text strips as a feature of some Third Intermediate Period Theban coffins, applied on an unpublished cartonnage stored in the Egyptian Museum's basement (TR.
Dina Mohsen
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From Cartonnages to Cultural Contexts

open access: yesTrends in Classics, 2023
Abstract During his excavations in the Fayum, between 1900 and 1902, Pierre Jouguet was able to find a large number of mummy cartonnages, which along with documents of various sorts yielded some surprising, previously lost literary texts, such as Menander’s Sicyonians, Euripides’ Erechtheus, and Stesichorus’ Thebaid.
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Integrating Optical Imaging of Mummy Mask Cartonnage [PDF]

open access: yesArchiving Conference, 2018
This rapid development and testing project captured data from multiple digital imaging techniques to try to see texts in papyrus mâche mummy mask cartonnage layers. Prior studies by other scholars destroyed the masks to access the papyri, denying future researcher access to the primary historical artefacts. This international, multidisciplinary project
M.B. Toth   +7 more
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The Mummy Trappings in the National Museum in Belgrade: A Reconstruction and Typological Assessment

open access: yesEtnoantropološki Problemi, 2019
In July 2009 the National Museum in Belgrade received – as a donation – two elements of a funerary assemblage: a fragmented mask and a conjoined collar-breast covering.
Branislav Anđelković   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

From the Lab to the Field: 3D Technology Supporting Study and Conservation Processes on Ancient Egyptian Artefacts [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, 2018
In this paper we will report on the importance of 3D documentation as a tool for study and communication in Cultural Heritage, with particular reference to the experience grown up at Centro Conservazione e Restauro La Venaria Reale (in the text: CCR La ...
Paola Buscaglia   +3 more
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Covering the Deceased’s Heads with Pottery Vessels: Insight from Late and Ptolemaic Period Necropolis in Saqqara West

open access: yesÉtudes et Travaux (Institute des Cultures Méditerranéennes et Orientales de l'Académie Polonaise des Sciences)
Among the more than 700 burials of the Late and Ptolemaic periods discovered by the Polish-Egyptian Archaeological Mission in Saqqara West, in the case of two burials the heads of the deceased were covered, respectively, with a vessel and half a vessel.
Małgorzata Radomska
doaj   +1 more source

Multi-Technique Characterization of Cartonnage and Linen Samples of an Egyptian Mummy from the Roman Period

open access: yesQuantum Beam Science
The historical and cultural significance of artistic works and archaeological artifacts underscores the imperative use of non-destructive testing methods in cultural heritage objects.
Francis Sanches   +13 more
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ANALYTICAL INVESTIGATION OF CARTONNAGE FRAGMENT FROM LATE PERIOD [PDF]

open access: yesEgyptian Journal of Archaeological and Restoration Studies, 2012
Technical and analytical studies were carried out on a late period cartonnage fragments fromunknown mummy at Egyptian museum, which was found at middle Egypt at Asyut. The structure ofthe object was visually examined and the layer of textiles, plaster, pigments and binder wereidentified. The fragments was examined using a variety of techniques; Optical
Abd El-Tawab N., Badr I., Mahran A.
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