Straus.8863: X-radiograph(s) of "Fragments of a Mummy Portrait of a Man"
Photographs
Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- Straus.8863
- Title
- X-radiograph(s) of "Fragments of a Mummy Portrait of a Man"
- Classification
- Photographs
- Work Type
- x-radiograph, photograph
- 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
-
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: 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
Publication History
- Georgina Rayner, Katherine Eremin, Kate Smith, Caroline Cartwright, Patrick Degryse, and Susanne Ebbinghaus, Forensic examination of a fragmentary funerary portrait in the collection of the Harvard art museums, Forensic Science International: Synergy, Forensic Science International: Synergy (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsisyn.2023.100442, 2023), 7, Figure 1, Page 2; Figure 2, Page 3; Figure 3, Page 5; Figure 4, Page 5; Figure 5, Page 6; Figure 6, Page 6; Figure 7, Page 7; Figure 8, Page 9; Figure 9, Page 10; Figure 10, Page 10; Figure 11, Page 11; Figure 13, Page 14
Subjects and Contexts
- Alan Burroughs Collection of X-Radiographs