期刊名称：International Journal of Conservation Science
印刷版ISSN：2067-533X
电子版ISSN：2067-8223
出版年度：2015
卷号：6
期号：4
页码：573-586
出版社：Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi
摘要：This paper describes conservation processes of an Ancient Egyptian painted wooden coffin dating back to Graeco-Roman period using several scientific and analytical methods in order to provide a deeper understanding of the deterioration status, and a greater awareness of how well preserved the object is. Visual observation and 2D Program as well as Optical Micros-copy (OM), Environmental scanning Electron Microscopy (ESEM), X-ray Diffraction (XRD) and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) were used in our study. Studies that include the identification of wood species, ground layer, red paint layer, binding medium and previous restoration materials were made. The coffin was previously conserved and stored in im-proper conditions which led to its further deterioration, the surface of the lid was extensively embedded with dust and bird droppings which obscured the decorations as well as missing and peeled painted gesso layers in many places and previous plaster fills obscured original surface. Soon after transportation from El-minia storage to the Wood Conservation Laboratory of the Grand Egyptian Museum-Conservation Center (GEM-CC), conservation procedures have been applied with high accu-racy to conserve the coffin including cleaning, stabilization of the friable painted gesso layers, reattaching lifting paint layers, removal of previous restoration and filling cracks and voids. The materials and methods that had been applied were extremely effective to stability and reinforcement of the coffin without harmfulness on the original materials and the coffin was success-fully conserved and ready to display or storage in the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM).
