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Identification and Creation

Object Number
Straus.8901
Title
X-radiograph(s) of "Jade Dagger-Axe in a Bronze Haft"
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
x-radiograph, photograph
Date
November 21, 2016
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/356805

Physical Descriptions

Dimensions
plate size: 43.2 × 35.6 cm (17 × 14 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, Alan Burroughs Collection of X-Radiographs
Object Number
Straus.8901
Contact
am_straus@harvard.edu
Permissions

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Descriptions

Description
X-radiograph Operator: Angela Chang

Duration of session: 30 mins.

Total number of exposures: 1

Material Description: stone (jade), metal (bronze)

Sample for TL?: n/a

Radiation source: Comet MXR-320/26 tube

CR plate type: Carestream Industrex Flex HR (white)

Exposure settings: 320kV 4.65mA 3mm FOC 55seconds 190cm focal distance

Filtration used: 3mm Cu filter

Screens used: 5 and 10mil Pb

Set up/sequencing notes:

Scanning notes: laser power high, 12-bit logarithmic data scale, PMT 10, 50 micron scan resolution

Image manipulation notes: one file using Industrex 6 edge filter

Subjects and Contexts

  • Alan Burroughs Collection of X-Radiographs

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