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Identification and Creation

Object Number
Straus.8863
Title
X-radiograph(s) of "Fragments of a Mummy Portrait of a Man"
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph, x-radiograph
Date
January 8, 2016
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/354650

Physical Descriptions

Dimensions
plate size: 35.6 × 43.2 cm (14 × 17 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, Alan Burroughs Collection of X-Radiographs
Object Number
Straus.8863
Contact
am_straus@harvard.edu
Permissions

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Descriptions

Description
X-radiograph Operators present: Kate Smith, Georgina Rayner, Kathy Eremin

Duration of radiography session: 2 hours

Total number of exposures: 3

Material Description – beeswax paint on wood

Radiation source- Comet tube

Exposure settings-
30 kV
5 mA
60 seconds
36 inches focal distance

Filtration used: none

Screens used: none

Set up/sequencing notes:

Scanning notes: laser power high, PMT 10, 16-bit linear data scale, 50 micron scan resolution

Image manipulation notes: DCM files converted to TIFF, levels adjusted and cropped in Photoshop

Subjects and Contexts

  • Alan Burroughs Collection of X-Radiographs

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