The wood Lab team in GEM-CC is conducting non-destructive analysis on King Tutankhamen’s beds, using portable fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), fibre- optic reflectance spectroscopy (FORS) and Raman spectroscopy, these analyses were based on previous results of multi spectral technique and portable XRF spectrometer. The conservators proceeded with diagnostic analysis to […]
The team members of the Wood Lab at GEM-CC are continuing diagnostic analysis on King Tutankhamen’s chariots using a high magnification digital microscope to identify the previous conservation processes that were done on the artifacts, and also identify the aspects of degradation in a non-destructive analysis. The digital microscope was […]
Following the previous analysis, The Japanese and Egyptian diagnostic analysis and wood teams have conducted X-Ray photography. This time the team not only have conducted Digital X-ray photography but also the traditional X-Ray photography using films. The panels required for digital X-Ray photography are heavy and thick, which may not […]
The Japanese and Egyptian diagnostic analysis and wood teams have conducted wood identification. Different types of wood were used in ancient Egypt. When investigating the differences in tree species, it is necessary to observe the cell-level features of the wood’s surface. It was attempted to identify the wood species […]
Following the previous analysis, Egyptian and Japanese diagnostic analysis and wood teams have conducted the X-Ray photography using an X-ray Radiography device. The teams have analyzed the sides of the beds which include the bodies and heads of different animals as well as the joints that connect the foot board […]
The Japanese diagnostic analysis team worked together with the GEM-CC wood lab team to analyze some of the wood artifacts using XRF (X-ray Fluorescence) and Digital Microscope. This time, the teams have analyzed some of King Tutankhamen’s beds and chariots, confirming some elements found on the surface of the bed. […]
After the transportation of King Tutankhamun’s third funerary bed to the GEM in April, the wood team has started documenting and analyzing the bed before working on the conservation plan of it. First, they identified whether there has been any conservation work applied on the bed or not by using […]
After the transportation of the King Tutankhamun’s last Funerary Bed, the wood lab members at the Grand Egyptian Museum Conservation Center started the technical imaging of the artifact using UV and IR filters and light sources. This type of photography helps in identifying whether there had been any past conservation […]
Throughout the past two weeks, the wood and mural lab members at the Grand Egyptian Museum Conservation Center have been diagnosing the new artifacts that have been recently transported to the museum. The analysis was conducted with the help of Japanese diagnostic analyst and wood experts from the Joint Conservation […]
The Grand Egyptian Museum Joint Conservation Project (GEM-JC Project) team has transported the last Chariot and Bed from the Egyptian Museum, El Tahrir to the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) on April 22,2018. The GEM-JC team members were commuting to the Tahrir Museum to document the Chariot and the Bed before […]
