X-radiograph(s) of "'Zhadou' Receptacle in the Form of an Archaic Bronze 'Zun' Wine Vessel with Dragon and Scrolling Flower Decor"

Identification and Creation

Object Number: Straus.8971
Title: X-radiograph(s) of "'Zhadou' Receptacle in the Form of an Archaic Bronze 'Zun' Wine Vessel with Dragon and Scrolling Flower Decor"
Classification: Photographs
Work Type: photograph, x-radiograph
Date: March 17, 2017
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/357937

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, Alan Burroughs Collection of X-Radiographs
Object Number: Straus.8971
Contact: am_straus@harvard.edu
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Description: X-radiograph Operators: Susan Costello and Lucy Cooper

Duration of session: 30 min

Total number of exposures: 6

Material Description: ceramic

Radiation source: Comet MXR320-26 tube

CR plate type: Carestream Industrex Flex HR (white)

Exposure settings:
Bottom 50 kV 5 mA 3mmFOC 180 seconds 195cm focal distance
Other Side 50 kV 5 mA 3mmFOC 180 seconds 195cm focal distance
Top 50 kV 5 mA 3mmFOC 180 seconds 195cm focal distance
Side 60 kV 5 mA 3mmFOC 180 seconds 195cm focal distance
Side propped up on foam 60 kV 5 mA 3mmFOC 180 seconds 195cm focal distance
Side propped up on foam 100 kV 5 mA 3mmFOC 180 seconds 195cm focal distance

Filtration used: None

Screens used: Lead under plate

Scanning notes: laser power high, 12-bit logarithmic data scale, PMT 10, 50 micron scan resolution

Image manipulation notes: Industrex edge 6 filter, Photoshop manipulation to tiff files