Egypt
e-conservation magazine (Hussein Hassan M.H. Mahmoud)
The entire article is available at the above page.
By Hussein Hassan M.H. Mahmoud
- Journal: Archaeometry Vol 51/3
Wiley InterScience The latest issue of the journal Archaeometry has an article which may be of interest: A MULTI-ANALYTICAL APPROACH FOR THE CHARACTERIZATION OF COMMODITIES IN A CERAMIC JAR FROM ANTINOE (EGYPT)* (p 480-494) E. RIBECHINI, M. P. COLOMBINI,...
- Armenian Egyptology Centre Newsletter No.9
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- Mummification Museum Lecture, Tt147
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- Modern Lab Recreating Ancient Pigments
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/70491.html Ancient colors of Egyptian wall paintings are being recreated in a modern lab in Italy, where art restorers say they have learned how to preserve the artifacts. Trapani, Italy-based conservation lab ISAD...
Egypt
In the Lab: Inorganic Pigments and Plaster Layers from Excavations at Saqqara Area
e-conservation magazine (Hussein Hassan M.H. Mahmoud)
The entire article is available at the above page.
Examination of Some Inorganic Pigments and Plaster Layers from Excavations at Saqqara Area, Egypt. Optical microscopy and SEM-EDS microanalysis.
By Hussein Hassan M.H. Mahmoud
Abstract
This work aims to establish an analytical database of some painted plasters dating back to the 19th dynasty (1314-1304 BC) and recently discovered during the excavations of Cairo University at Saqqara area in Egypt. Appropriate representative samples were carefully chosen and collected from areas that had no aesthetic value or that were seriously damaged. In order to identify the stratigraphy, pigment particle size and texture of the paint layers, polished cross-sections of samples were analyzed by optical microscopy (OM). Scanning electron microscopy equipped with energy dispersive X-ray analysis system (SEM-EDS) showed the elemental microanalysis of the various materials used in construction of these paintings. The obtained results revealed the characterization of some inorganic pigments and plaster layers used in this period of the Egyptian history.
- Journal: Archaeometry Vol 51/3
Wiley InterScience The latest issue of the journal Archaeometry has an article which may be of interest: A MULTI-ANALYTICAL APPROACH FOR THE CHARACTERIZATION OF COMMODITIES IN A CERAMIC JAR FROM ANTINOE (EGYPT)* (p 480-494) E. RIBECHINI, M. P. COLOMBINI,...
- Armenian Egyptology Centre Newsletter No.9
AEC Newletter No.9 In PDF format (2.69MB). More on the experimental work being carried out by the AEC. Not only “Imperial varnishes”, but also “Imperial pigments”, and thus clearly “Imperial art and technology” The necessities of our research...
- Mummification Museum Lecture, Tt147
Luxor News (Jane Akshar) Theban Tomb Project TT147 Dr Boyo Ockinga MacQuarrie University BTW When I write these notes I do try and look things up and when doing this one I found this very interesting link which talk about the work of the Australians in...
- Polish Archaeologists Have Completed Another Season Of Excavations In Saqqara
Nauka w Polsce About 20 burials, including a few fully preserved mummies, were discovered by Polish archaeologists at a necropolis dating back to the Ptolemaic dynasty in Saqqara (Eqypt) during the 13th excavation season. Some of them have beautiful...
- Modern Lab Recreating Ancient Pigments
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/70491.html Ancient colors of Egyptian wall paintings are being recreated in a modern lab in Italy, where art restorers say they have learned how to preserve the artifacts. Trapani, Italy-based conservation lab ISAD...