48381
Accession Number
22000
Editor
Rosenberg, Sarah Z.
Title Of Article Chaper
Some considerations in the treatment of archaeological plaster figures from Ain Ghazal, Jordan
Title Of Journal Book
The American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works: preprints of the papers presented at the sixteenth annual meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 1-5, 1988
Pages
38-57
Collation
1 table, 7 figs.
Reference Bibliography
References, 3 pages
Publisher
The American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works
Publisher City
Washington
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Monograph
Literature Level
Analytic
Meeting
American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (16)
Meeting City
New Orleans
Meeting Country
United States
Abstract
A group of Neolithic plaster figures from the site of Ain Ghazal, Jordan, was lifted in a block of earth for excavation/consolidation under the controlled conditions of a conservation laboratory. Plaster analysis and consolidation tests were carried out. B-72 in various solvents and concentrations, alkoxysilanes and B-72 mixed with various alkoxysilanes were used to consolidate samples of both ancient and modern plaster. Tensile strength tests were performed on the modern samples and the results compared.
Keywords
figure, plaster;plaster consolidation;excavation;ancient plaster;Ain Gazal -- CAL
pub_id
48381
Meeting Date
19880601-19880605