Egyptian stela | Multi-band photogrammetry

3D Model

Stela in wood covered with gesso, round topped and painted showing a woman kneeling before Re-Horakhty, split in half and repaired: Ancient Egyptian, Upper Egypt, Thebes, late 22nd Dynasty, Third Intermediate Period. Object from the collection of National Museums Scotland

3D models created in 2016 as a part of MSc project at the Glasgow School Of Art

The methodology focuses on using Infrared (IR) imaging to map the distribution of Egyptian Blue, a pigment distinctive to artefacts from Ancient Egypt. Its physical properties allow for straightforward non-invasive identification, as it shows characteristic luminescence in the IR range when illuminated with the visible light.

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