ARCE

UV Light: Broad Hall Near Right, close-up of servant offering incense/scented fat and a duck billed spoon

Description:
UV Light: Broad Hall Near Right, close-up of servant offering incense/scented fat and a duck billed spoon
Photographer:
Image capture by Andreas Paasch
Date Created:
October 6, 2007
Collection:
Conservation and Documentation of the Tomb Chapel of Menna (TT 69)
Series:
Existing conditions before conservation
Subseries:
Broad Hall | Valley Festival Wall
Location:
Luxor, Egypt, Al Uqşur, Thebes, and Sheikh Abd el-Qurna
Topic:
Art, Ancient--Egypt, Tombs--Egypt--Thebes (Extinct City), Mural painting and decoration, Egyptian -- Conservation and restoration, Ceremonial objects, Overseer and Scribe of the Lord of Two Lands, and Overseer and Scribe of Fields of Amun
Genre:
color photographs, mural paintings (visual works), and ultraviolet light
Conservation Note:
Ultraviolet light was used to detect the presence of particular pigments, binding agents, and coatings. It also reveals later restoration from previous conservation efforts because they fluoresce differently than the original surfaces.
Creative Commons License:
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
Local ID:
arce_ca_tom_uv_0835.tif
Project History:
The Conservation and Documentation of the Tomb Chapel of Menna (TT 69) project was implemented by Dr. Melinda Hartwig, a professor at Georgia State University, from 2007-2009. The project’s objective was the conservation, archaeometric examination, and digital recording of the painted tomb chapel of Menna, to set a precedent for non-invasive methods of analysis. Dr. Hartwig worked with an interdisciplinary team of conservators, digital specialists, Egyptologists, and scientists, with the support of Georgia State University and the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (formerly the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities).
Funding Agency:
The conservation of the Tomb of Menna was made possible with funding by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Agreement No. 263-A-00-04-00018-00 and administered by the Egyptian Antiquities Conservation Project (EAC) Agreement No. EAC-11-2007 of the American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE). The Interuniversity Attraction Poles Program provided additional financial support.