Academic thesis

Alexandra Winkels: The Egyptian Wall Paintings in the longitudinal hall of the tomb of Neb-wenenef (TT157) in Egypt. Surveying of the existing historic material and it’s condition, development of a conservation concept and sensitive cleaning methods / Multispectral Imaging. Possibilities and restrictions in their use of deciphering the sooted Wall Paintings in the tomb of Neb-wenenef back

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Abstract: For the present diploma thesis a conservation and restoration plan was developed for the ancient Egyptian wall paintings in the longitudinal hall of TT 157, tomb of Neb-wenenef, in the Theban necropolis near Luxor in Egypt.
The wall paintings in the tomb are in very poor condition. The figurative scenes and hieroglyphs are covered with compact layers of soot and grime, preventing a clear reading of the paintings. A main focus of the conservation project was to develop specific conservation methods and a sensitive cleaning technique to reduce the soot layers on the surface, which at the same time will enable egyptologists to decipher and make a facsimile of these important paintings. The treatment was performed on two test sections of the wall.
Multispectral imaging methods using a digital camera system were investigated as a non-invasive method to visualize the paintings covered by soot. The methods were evaluated as an alternative to selective invasive cleaning, which would introduce concerns about the long term preservation of the surface as well aesthetic questions.

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Keywords: Egyptian Wall Painting, sooted Wall Paintings, cleaning of sooted Wall Paintings, Archeological Conservation, Egyptian rock cut tomb, conservation of archeological Wall Painting, multispectral imaging, Infrared-reflectography
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  • academic institution: Hochschule für Bildende Künste Dresden
  • kind of theses:  Diplomarbeit
  • main Tutor:  Prof. Dr. Christoph Herm; Dipl.-Ing. Kerstin Risse
  • assistant Tutor:  Dipl.-Rest. Arnulf Dähne
  • date:  2008
  • Language:  German
  • pages:  197
  • pictures:  65

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