The Application of Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) and Multispectral analysis (MSI) on Ancient Egyptian Coffin-lids at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem: a New Analytic Approach to Workshop Identification

Daniela Galazzo; Assaf Yasur-Landau; Shirly Ben Dor Evian

The Application of Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) and Multispectral analysis (MSI) on Ancient Egyptian Coffin-lids at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem: a New Analytic Approach to Workshop Identification

Daniela Galazzo, Assaf Yasur-Landau, Shirly Ben Dor Evian

Department of Maritime Civilizations

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Abstract

This ongoing project (until September 2023) focuses on the study of two anthropoid coffin-lids donated to the Israel Museum in the early 1980s. The first one, the coffin-lid of Djedmut, Chantress of Amun-Re (Inv. IMJ 82.2.341), dating from the late 21^st Dynasty to the early part of the 22^nd Dynasty. The second one, the coffin-lid of Ptahhotep (Inv. IMJ 82.2.342), can be dated no earlier than the Late Period or even as late as the early Hellenistic Period. In the present research, RTI is combined with multispectral imaging, valuable for the study of the pigments, to improve a detailed analysis and visualization of the artifacts’ surface and highlight otherwise difficult-to-perceive features. This analysis enhances faded decorations, reveals under-drawings, and aids in the identification of pigments, binders, reuses and other minute details of the production process, thus contributing to the identification of specific workshop profiles.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	IMEKO TC4 International Conference on Metrology for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage 2023
Publisher	International Measurement Confederation (IMEKO)
Pages	393-397
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9781713888345
State	Published - 2023
Event	2023 IMEKO TC4 International Conference on Metrology for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage - Rome, Italy Duration: 19 Oct 2023 → 21 Oct 2023

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Name	IMEKO TC4 International Conference on Metrology for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage 2023

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Conference	2023 IMEKO TC4 International Conference on Metrology for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Rome
Period	19/10/23 → 21/10/23

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© 2023 IMEKO TC TC4. All rights reserved.

Keywords

Ancient Egypt
Coffins
Multispectral Imaging
Reflectance Transformation Imaging

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Archaeology
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Instrumentation
Cultural Studies

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Galazzo, D., Yasur-Landau, A., & Dor Evian, S. B. (2023). The Application of Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) and Multispectral analysis (MSI) on Ancient Egyptian Coffin-lids at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem: a New Analytic Approach to Workshop Identification. In IMEKO TC4 International Conference on Metrology for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage 2023 (pp. 393-397). (IMEKO TC4 International Conference on Metrology for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage 2023). International Measurement Confederation (IMEKO).

Galazzo, Daniela ; Yasur-Landau, Assaf ; Dor Evian, Shirly Ben. / The Application of Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) and Multispectral analysis (MSI) on Ancient Egyptian Coffin-lids at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem : a New Analytic Approach to Workshop Identification. IMEKO TC4 International Conference on Metrology for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage 2023. International Measurement Confederation (IMEKO), 2023. pp. 393-397 (IMEKO TC4 International Conference on Metrology for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage 2023).

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The Application of Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) and Multispectral analysis (MSI) on Ancient Egyptian Coffin-lids at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem: a New Analytic Approach to Workshop Identification. / Galazzo, Daniela; Yasur-Landau, Assaf; Dor Evian, Shirly Ben.
IMEKO TC4 International Conference on Metrology for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage 2023. International Measurement Confederation (IMEKO), 2023. p. 393-397 (IMEKO TC4 International Conference on Metrology for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage 2023).

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The Application of Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) and Multispectral analysis (MSI) on Ancient Egyptian Coffin-lids at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem: a New Analytic Approach to Workshop Identification

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