Terahertz, X-ray and neutron computed tomography of an Eighteenth Dynasty Egyptian sealed pottery

Emmanuel Abraham (1) , Maryelle Bessou (2) , Anne Ziéglé (3) , M.-C. Hervé (3) , L. Szentmiklósi (4) , Z. S. Kasztovszky (4) , Z. Kiss (4) , Michel Menu (5)

1 LOMA - Laboratoire Ondes et Matière d'Aquitaine
2 PACEA - De la Préhistoire à l'Actuel : Culture, Environnement et Anthropologie
3 Museum d'Aquitaine
4 Nuclear Analysis and Radiography Department
5 C2RMF - Centre de recherche et de restauration des musées de France

An Eighteenth Dynasty Egyptian sealed pottery stored at the Museum of Aquitaine (Bordeaux, France) has been investigated using terahertz radiation, X-rays and neutrons. THz computed tomography revealed non-destructively the presence of content, whereas X-rays and neutrons analyzed more precisely the fabrication process and conservation of the pottery together with the nature of this content owing to higher spatial resolution and contrast.

Domaines: Optique [physics.optics]

Emmanuel Abraham, Maryelle Bessou, Anne Ziéglé, M.-C. Hervé, L. Szentmiklósi, et al.. Terahertz, X-ray and neutron computed tomography of an Eighteenth Dynasty Egyptian sealed pottery. THz-ARTE International Workshop, Dec 2014, ENEA-Frascati (Rome), Italy. ⟨hal-01730614⟩