Decorated Surfaces On Ancient Egyptian Objects: Technology, Deterioration And Conservation

Synopsis

This Volume Of Papers, By An International Group Of Expert, Focuses On Decorated Surfaces Including Polychrome Wood, Coloured Basketry, Patinated Metal And Painted Textile. Aspects Of Technology, Investigation And Treatment Are Examined, As Well As Broader Issues Of Preservation, Storage And Display. A Comprehensive Review Of Past And Current Treatments For Organic Objects Is Followed By Thought-provoking Case Studies, Technical Surveys And Innovative Solutions To Conservation Problems. Observations On The Preparation Layers Found On Ancient Egyptian Decorated Coffins In The Michael C. Carlos Museum / Renée A. Stein And Peter Lacovara -- Lead Cladding On A Wooden Royal Figure: An Unusual Ancient Surface Reconstructed / Ann Heywood -- Investigation And Analysis Of Three Gilded Wood Samples From The Tomb Of Tutankhamun / Mai M. Rifai And Nesrin M.n. El Hadidi -- Egyptian Colours And Pigments In French Collections: 30 Years Of Physicochemical Analyses On 300 Objects / Sandrine Pagès-camagna And Hélène Guichard -- Greener Shades Of Pale: A Review Of Advances In The Characterisation Of Ancient Egyptian Green Pigments / David A. Scott -- Patina And Polychromy: Reconstructing Some Technical Histories For Small Egyptian Bronze Sculpture In The British Museum / Fleur Shearman -- Computed Tomography And X-radiography Of A Coffin From Dynasty 21/22 / Phil Parkes And David Watkinson -- The Conservation Of Decorated Organic Egyptian Surfaces: A Literature Review / Susanne Gänsicke -- Selected Case Studies In The Treatment And Preservation Of Middle Kingdom Polychrome Wood In The Collections Of The Museum Of Fine Arts, Boston / Pamela Hatchfield And Gwynne Ryan -- Ancient Egyptian Basketry: Investigation, Conservation And Colour / Barbara Wills And Marei Hacke -- Treatment Of A Dynasty 18 Painted Coffin, 37.47e A-e (abbott Collection 405a) / Hiroko Kariya [and Others] -- Roman Egyptian Gilded Cartonnage: Technical Study And Conservation Of A Mummy Mask From Hawara / Sophie Rowe, Ruth Siddall And Rebecca Stacey -- Deterioration And Damage On Encaustic Mummy Portraits / Lin Rosa Spaabæk -- The Conservation Treatment Of The Roman Egyptian Paintings In The Hearst Museum Of Anthropology, University Of California, Berkeley / Jane Williams -- The New Life Of Crispina: Scientific Analyses And Conservation Of An Egyptian Painted Shroud Of The Roman Period / Sandrine Pagès-camagna [and Others] -- Material Investigations Of The J. Paul Getty Museum's Red-shroud Mummy / Marie Svoboda And Marc Walton -- Issues In The Display Of Egyptian Decorated Material / Veronika Vlkova Antoniou -- Emergency Stabilisation And Removal Of The Termite-damaged Coffins Found In Tomb Kv-63, Valley Of The Kings, Luxor / Nadia Lokma. Edited By Julie Dawson, Christina Rozeik And Margaret M. Wright. Author Biographies: Vii-ix. The Posters Themselves Are Available On The Conference Website At Www.fitzwilliam.cam.acuk/dept/ant/aeo2007. Although The Investigation And Conservation Of Ancient Egyptian Material Is A Subject Of International Interest, We Recognise That The Sites Themselves And The Largest Collection Of Objects Are In Egypt And Sudan. In Order To Make The Proceedings Available To As Many Conservators As Possible, We Therefore Felt That It Was Important To Publish Them In Full In Arabic As Well As In English. We Are Particularly Grateful To The Fitzwilliam Museum For Funding The Arabic Translations, Which Are Available Online At Www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/ant/aeo2007. -- P. V. Lisa Bruno, Revisiting Restorations: The Re-treatment Of Three Statues Of Metjetji, P. 168. Includes Bibliographical References.