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Identification and Creation

Object Number
Straus.8931
Title
X-radiograph(s) of "Head of a Bodhisattva"
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph, x-radiograph
Date
December 16, 2016
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/357324

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, Alan Burroughs Collection of X-Radiographs
Object Number
Straus.8931
Contact
am_straus@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
X-radiograph Operator(s): Angela Chang

Duration of session: 2 hours

Total number of exposures: 4

Material Description: painted wood

Material thickness: ~1/4 in.

Radiation source: Comet tube

CR plate type: Carestream Industrex Flex HR (white)

Exposure settings: 40kV 5mA 60seconds 190cm focal distance

Filtration used: none

Screens used: none

Capture notes: frontal, three-quarter, and side views

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

Image manipulation notes: Industrex 6 Edge filters

Subjects and Contexts

  • Alan Burroughs Collection of X-Radiographs

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