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Scanning at the Getty Center

Scanning at the Getty Center

Owned by Doug Daniels
Last updated: Nov 27, 2018


Willeke Wendrich coordinate with The Getty Center and the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden (in the Netherlands) to allow Doug Daniels access to the sarcophagus of Whaibreemakhet from about 600 BCE.



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Faculty Member(s) / Advisors

  • Willeke Wendrich, Cotsen Institute of Archaeology
  • Susanne Gaensicke, Getty Institute

Graduate or Undergraduate Involvement

  • Undergraduate

Students

  • Hannah Brenchley

Challenges met


Aside from obtaining coveted "top of the hill" parking, and aside from the "simple" challenge of just getting through The Getty's red tape in order to access the artifact in this way, the scanning of this sarcophagus was the most successful field trip to date. This is due in no small part to the experiences gained in Turin, as well as the work we've done with Fowler these past months. Both the Fowler and the Museo Egizio gave us the experience we needed to approach the Getty scan with confidence that we could capture as much of the sarcophagus as possible on the first (and only) visit. Unfortunately the bottom/back half of the coffin was too close against the wall for us to be able to scan much of it, but we did the best we could with what we were given. These projects are also great for publicity, as it shows the Lux Lab actively involved with world-class institutions like The Getty Institute... although it was a bit rigorous, we were able to obtain permission to take and share pictures of the work we were doing here, on Confluence, as well as social media. The project and results have been shared and should be posted to the Library's social media pages soon.

Like the scanning project in Italy, this once again reaffirmed the workflow that we learned and established while working in Italy. Equipment, such as a monopod and folding table, were ordered specifically for this project, as we had to borrow that equipment in Italy in order to properly scan the sarcophagi. The results speak for themselves!

Pictures

 Due to contractual and legal constraints, we were only allowed access to the sarcophagus when the rest of the exhibit had been removed and deconstructed.

 Unlike the trip to Italy, this was also a great opportunity for our students, in this case Hannah Brenchley, to get involved in the scanning.

 Willeke and Susanne were on hand to observe and help out where possible.


 The results were phenomenal. Note the difference when the texture is removed from the scan.


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