Conservation of an Egyptian Pottery Sarcophagus from Saqqara Excavation, A Case Study

Abstract

A pottery sarcophagus from Saqqara excavation, Egypt suffered from different deterioration aspects including color change, pitting, and separation of some parts of the body.• Documentation and conservation treatments were performed including cleaning, joining, and completion. • The data obtained improved knowledge about the conservation of pottery and led to a detailed protocol for its treatment.

Study and Characterization of Old Kingdom Period Potsherds From Abusir Excavation. A Case Study

“…Visual assessment is considered the initial step in the examination procedure. It is recommended to employ a variety of lenses to evaluate the status of pottery, functional pottery usage, and the nature of the deterioration [25]. The visual examination of those potsherds reveals that the salts were spread on the outer surface.…”

“…The pores of the potsherds have an intensive impact on their physical and mechanical properties. These sherds have high water absorption ability, lower pressure-resistant, and a salt attack [25]. In addition, water can deteriorate pottery by causing cycles of freezing and thawing inside the pores or by causing the crystallization of salts inside the body transported by water from the environment [26,27].…”

From Decolorization to Solarization of Historical Glass: A review

“…On the other hand, in spite of the presence of sulphur oxide in low concentrations less than 0.5 % in all the analyzed glasses (SO 3 avgs. 0.190 % and 0.172%), intensive natural or artificial oxidized conditions render it to be a strong colorizer that colours the glass yellowish brown and can affect iron-manganese colour interaction [39][40].…”

A Proposal to Rehabilitate Ouda Pasha Archaeological Agency in Historic Cairo Based on the Building’s Data and the Needs of its Surrounding Urban

“…The first floor: The use of building blocks of fired brick, using lime mortar mixed with sand, fired brick powder, and stones; for the bonding between double-sided wall, as well as the inner filling [10]. c. Completing the missing parts: Completion operations are considered one of the most important and accurate operations in the field of restoration [24]. Because of what these processes achieve from the continuity of the archaeological building with their architectural and artistic details [23].…”