The Conservation of a Wooden
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This paper describes the treatment and conservation of an Egyptian wooden coffin box dating back to ca. 1st century. The treatment procedures entailed cleaning, removal of dust and sand, securing severely damaged wooden fragments and damaged resin as well as the use of a suitable gap filler. Studies included wood and microbiological identification. TECHNICAL PAPER 1. Conservation Dept. Faculty of Archaeology, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt 2. Egyptology Dept. Faculty of Archaeology, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt 3. The Herbarium, Botany Dept. Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt *Corresponding author: [email protected] received: 27.10.2005 accepted: 8.10.2006 key words: wooden coffin, microbiological deterioration, softwood, gap fillers e-PS, 2006, 3, 27-33 ISSN: 1581-9280 web edition ISSN: 1854-3928 print edition
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