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Title: A multi-analytical study of an ancient egyptian limestone stele for knowledge and conservation purposes: Recovering hieroglyphs and figurative details by image analysis
Authors: Cavaleri, Tiziana
Legnaioli, Stefano
Lozar, Francesca
Comina, Cesare
Poole, Federico
Pelosi, Claudia 
Spaladore, Alessia
Castelli, Daniele
Palleschi, Vincenzo
Journal: HERITAGE 
Issue Date: 2021
Abstract: 
A multi-analytical study was carried out on an ancient Egyptian limestone stele with red figures and hieroglyphs (S. 6145) coming from the village of Deir el-Medina and belonging to the collection of the Museo Egizio (Turin, Italy). With the support of a multidisciplinary team, a project for the preservation and conservation of this stele provided an opportunity to carry out a very detailed study of the object. Petrographic and mineralogical analysis led to the characterization and dating of the limestone, and ultrasonic tests were of great help in shedding light on the state of preservation of the stele, as a preliminary to planning conservation treatment. The chemical nature of the red pigment was investigated by non-invasive spectroscopic analyses. Multispectral imaging and statistical image processing improved the readability of the hieroglyphs, whose preservation ranged from heavily compromised to almost completely invisible, revealing some signs that had previously not been visible. © 2021 by the authors
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2067/46273
ISSN: 2571-9408
DOI: 10.3390/heritage4030066
Rights: CC0 1.0 Universal
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