Harvard Art Museums > Straus.8859: X-radiograph(s) of "Small Ewer with Strap Handle and with Top in the Form of a Face with a Large, Open Mouth (so-called "Owl-Mask Ewer")" Photographs Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Add to Collection Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"X-radiograph(s) of "Small Ewer with Strap Handle and with Top in the Form of a Face with a Large, Open Mouth (so-called "Owl-Mask Ewer")" , Straus.8859,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 14, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/354629. Identification and Creation Object Number Straus.8859 Title X-radiograph(s) of "Small Ewer with Strap Handle and with Top in the Form of a Face with a Large, Open Mouth (so-called "Owl-Mask Ewer")" Classification Photographs Work Type photograph, x-radiograph Date December 16, 2015 Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/354629 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.8859 Contact am_straus@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description X-radiograph Operators present: Elizabeth LaDuc and Angela Chang Duration of radiography session: approx. 1.5 hours Material Description: unglazed ceramic Sample for TL? no Radiation source- Comet tube Exposure settings- 80 kV 5 mA 210 seconds 94 cm focal distance (side view) 80 kV 5 mA 210 seconds 94 cm focal distance (back view) 80 kV 5 mA 210 seconds 94 cm focal distance (oblique view) Total number of exposures: 3 Filtration used: none Screens used: 0.010 lead behind plate Set up/sequencing notes: object upright, with plate taped to wall Scanning notes: laser power high, 16-bit linear, PMT 10 Image manipulation notes: dcm files exported with edge filter "Gamma 1", levels and sharpness adjusted, saved as .tiff Other notes: Side view with handle toward right Front view is with handle towards plate Subjects and Contexts Alan Burroughs Collection of X-Radiographs Related Works 2006.170.62 Jug with “owl-head” top Vessels