%0 Journal Article
%T The conservation of a wooden Graeco-Roman coffin box
%A Y. ZIDAN
%A T. HANDOUSSA
%A H. HOSNI
%A N. M. N. EL HADIDI
%J E-Preservation Science
%D 2006
%I Morana RTD d.o.o.
%X This paper describes the treatment and conservation of anEgyptian wooden coffin box dating back to ca. 1st century. Thetreatment procedures entailed cleaning, removal of dust andsand, securing severely damaged wooden fragments and damagedresin as well as the use of a suitable gap filler. Studiesincluded wood and microbiological identification.
%K wooden coffin
%K microbiological deterioration
%K softwood
%K gap fillers
%U http://www.morana-rtd.com/e-preservationscience/2006/Zidan-27-10-2005.pdf