Albertin Fauzia, Morigi Maria Pia, Bettuzzi Matteo, Brancaccio Rosa, Macchioni Nicola, Saccuman Roberto, Quarta Gianluca, Calcagnile Lucio, Picchi Daniela
Department of Physics and Astronomy "Augusto Righi", University of Bologna, 40127 Bologna, Italy.
INFN National Institute for Nuclear Physics, Division of Bologna, 40127 Bologna, Italy.
J Imaging. 2022 Feb 7;8(2):39. doi: 10.3390/jimaging8020039.
The Bologna Archaeological Museum, in cooperation with prestigious Italian universities, institutions, and independent scholars, recently began a vast investigation programme on a group of Egyptian coffins of Theban provenance dating to the first millennium BC, primarily the 25th-26th Dynasty ( 746-525 BC). Herein, we present the results of the multidisciplinary investigation carried out on one of these coffins before its restoration intervention: the anthropoid wooden coffin of Un-Montu (Inv. MCABo EG1960). The integration of radiocarbon dating, wood species identification, and CT imaging enabled a deep understanding of the coffin's wooden structure. In particular, we discuss the results of the tomographic investigation performed in situ. The use of a transportable X-ray facility largely reduced the risks associated with the transfer of the large object (1.80 cm tall) out of the museum without compromising image quality. Thanks to the 3D tomographic imaging, the coffin revealed the secrets of its construction technique, from the rational use of wood to the employment of canvas (), from the use of dowels to the assembly procedure.
博洛尼亚考古博物馆与意大利著名大学、机构及独立学者合作，最近启动了一项大规模调查项目，研究一批公元前一千年，主要是第25至26王朝（公元前746 - 525年）来自底比斯的埃及棺材。在此，我们展示在其中一口棺材进行修复干预之前所开展的多学科调查结果：Un-Montu的类人木制棺材（藏品编号MCABo EG1960）。放射性碳年代测定、木材种类鉴定和CT成像相结合，使我们能够深入了解棺材的木结构。特别是，我们讨论了现场进行的断层扫描调查结果。使用可移动X射线设备在很大程度上降低了将这个大型物件（高1.80米）移出博物馆所带来的风险，同时又不影响图像质量。借助三维断层成像，棺材揭示了其建造技术的奥秘，从木材的合理使用到帆布的运用（此处原文括号内容不完整），从榫钉的使用到组装程序。
