Notice bibliographique du personnel « Found in the folds : a rediscovery of ancient Egyptian pleated textiles and the analysis of carbohydrate coatings »
- Titre
- Found in the folds : a rediscovery of ancient Egyptian pleated textiles and the analysis of carbohydrate coatings
- Auteur ou éditeur
- Poulin, Jennifer
- Veall, Margaret-Ashley
- Paulocik, Chris
- Date de publication
- 2022
- Titre de la source
- Molecules
- Numéro de la source
- vol. 27, no. 4103
- Résumé
- Charles T. Currelly, first director of the Royal Ontario Museum, participated in excavations of the tomb of King Nebhepetre, now known as Mentuhotep II, (Dynasty XI) in Deir el-Bahri, Egypt in 1906. He brought to Canada many objects from the excavations, and objects that he purchased while in Egypt; these formed the initial collection of the museum. Among the objects were seven fragments of fine linen cloth with intricate pleat patterns. Recently, the cloths became the subject of a study to learn how they had retained their pleats for 4000 years. Samples were examined and analysed using polarised light microscopy, scanning electron microscopy-electron dispersive X-ray spectrometry, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, and pyrolysis-gas chromatography mass spectrometry. Three of the cloths were likely fragments of clothing re-purposed as bandages and were found to be saturated in mummification balms composed of Pinaceae resin, Pistacia resin, and an essential oil characterised by a high abundance of cedrol, possibly originating from a juniper species. All seven of the cloths were found to have traces of polysaccharides from two probable sources: an arabinogalactan gum such as gum arabic or a fruit gum, and a polyglucoside, possibly starch.
- Langue
- English = Anglais
- Sujet
- Ancient Egypt
- Polysaccharides
- Starch
- Gum arabic
- Fruit gum
- Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
- Pyrolysis-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
- Microscopy
- Pleated linen textiles
- Textiles - Conservation and restoration
- Antiquities - Conservation and restoration
- ISBN/ISSN
- 1420-3049
- Lien au document en anglais
- https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27134103
- Pays
- Switzerland
- Type de document
- Journal Article = Article de périodique
- Localisation
- #16837 (For internal use only = Pour usage interne seulement)
- Clé
- 2141
- Collection
- Staff Bibliography