This is the final installment of the conservation treatment of Nefrina’s Funerary mask. The condition and stabilization of the interior have been discussed in previous posts. In this post, I will be talking about building the storage and display mount … Continue reading
As promised in the previous posting on the condition of Nefrina’s Funerary Mask, here is the next installment on its conservation treatment. Because this treatment was so involved, in this post I am just going to talk about the temporary … Continue reading
Now that Nefrina is on display, I thought it might be helpful to discuss the condition of the mask as well as the treatment it underwent in 2011. Just as a bit of background, the mask has been in the … Continue reading
Update – this post contains outdated language. We no longer use the term “mummy” and instead use “mummified human individuals” to refer to Ancient Egyptian people whose bodies were preserved for the afterlife. To read more about this decision, follow … Continue reading
Tomorrow is International Women’s Day. I have been thinking about how to recognize this occasion, and the fact that March is Women’s History Month, In the Artifact Lab. First, I would be remiss not to note the Egyptian women represented … Continue reading
While we prepare our mummy Wilfred/a to be x-rayed, we are simultaneously working on fragments of cartonnage that may belong to the him/her. There are 35 pieces, some of which are assemblages of multiple fragments mended together, plus some very … Continue reading
Some of the newest objects to come into the Artifact Lab are pieces of cartonnage which are related to this beautiful funerary mask, currently on exhibit in our Upper Egyptian gallery: Here are the pieces of cartonnage currently in the … Continue reading
Starting today, there are new artifacts on view in the exhibit space here in the Artifact Lab. Those of you who have been keeping up with this blog will recognize these pieces, including: Our falcon mummy: and Nefrina’s cartonnage funerary … Continue reading