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From the Archives
The Penn Museum Archives is an incredible resource for us here at the museum. A view into the Penn Museum Archives When we begin working on objects in the conservation lab, we carry out preliminary...
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Back together again
Okay, I promised to write about the shabti box investigation in my next post, but before I do that, I have to share something exciting with all of you: PUM I, our Third Intermediate Period mummy who...
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Completing the treatment of Tawahibre’s coffin
Things have been pretty busy around here lately, and I almost forgot to post some updates about several projects. One project in particular is the treatment of Tawahibre’s coffin. We have been working...
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Another new mummy in the lab
We have another new mummy in the lab, and we may actually know this one’s name (unlike Wilfred, or Wilfreda, who has that nickname for some unknown reason). E16221, Mummified man from Abydos According...
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Continuing the treatment of Pinahsi
Just a quick update on the treatment of our mummy Pinahsi. I worked on him all day today and made some good progress. My efforts were focused on encapsulating the detaching, tearing, very fragile linen...
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Say hello to Djed-Hapi
I apologize in advance for those of you who might be waiting for more updates on the Middle Kingdom boat model I started working on a while ago. That object was put aside temporarily to make room for...
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Treating Djed-Hapi’s wrappings
Djed-Hapi’s mummy is in good condition overall. The outer linen wrappings are mostly stable and retain some flexibility, although folding or heavily manipulating them would cause them to tear. Several...
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New Mask in the Lab
Amaris Sturm is a second-year graduate student in the Winterthur/ University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation. She is currently completing a summer internship in the Penn Museum’s conservation...
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A Complete View and a Complete Treatment: Conservation of the Roman Period...
After using humidification and four extra hands, the mask is now unfolded! This complete view of the object provides us a wonderful opportunity to look at the materials used in construction and allowed...
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