Straus.8864: X-radiograph(s) of "Fragmentary Mummy Portrait of a Woman"
Photographs
Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- Straus.8864
- Title
- X-radiograph(s) of "Fragmentary Mummy Portrait of a Woman"
- Classification
- Photographs
- Work Type
- photograph, x-radiograph
- Date
- January 8, 2015
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/354651
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.8864
- Contact
- am_straus@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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X-radiograph Operators present: Kate Smith, Georgina Rayner, Kathy Eremin
Duration of radiography session: 2
Total number of exposures: 3
Material Description – beeswax paint on wood
Radiation source- Comet tube
Exposure settings-
30 kV
5 mA
60 seconds
36 inch 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, assembled into composite in Photoshop
Subjects and Contexts
- Alan Burroughs Collection of X-Radiographs
