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Lyla Pinch Brock using Adobe Photoshop for the graphic documentation of the sarcophagus fragments

Description:
Lyla Pinch Brock using Adobe Photoshop for the graphic documentation of the sarcophagus fragments
Date Created:
2001-07
Collection:
Ramesses VI (KV9) Sarcophagus Conservation
Series:
Conservation work in progress
Location:
Luxor, Egypt, Al Uqşur, and Kings, Valley of the
Time Period:
New Kingdom and 20th Dynasty
Topic:
Ramesses VI, King of Egypt
Genre:
color photographs
Conservation Note:
Previous activities by Brock, before the commencement of the project, included documentation of the decorated fragments, which number at least 280 pieces. All decorated pieces were numbered and listed. Lyla Pinch Brock made a detailed graphic record of each decorated fragment by means of tracings, subsequently scanned into a computer. Using the software program Adobe Photoshop, she was able to make hypothetical joins of fragments into groups, by comparison with known complete examples from other sarcophagi. Subsequently, these joins were tested in the tomb and the actual join outlines traced. Where joins can be found the outlines of the assembled fragments were drawn as they were fitted together, and the joined fragment groups placed on a sand table and photographed.
Creative Commons License:
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
Rights Statement:
Users must agree to abide by the terms and conditions of the CC BY NC SA license before using ARCE materials and must provide the following credit line: "Reproduction courtesy of the American Research Center in Egypt, Inc. (ARCE). This project was funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)."
Local ID:
arce_ca_srvi_images_0786.tif
Funding Agency:
Ramesses VI (KV9) Sarcophagus Conservation project was made possible with funding by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Grant No. 263-G-00-93-0089-00 (formerly 263-0000-G-00-3089-00) and administered by the Egyptian Antiquities Project (EAP) of the American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE).