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2025 Poster Session
Posters will be on display in the AIC Exhibit Hall on Thursday, May 29, and Friday, May 30. Poster authors will be at their poster for a Q&A session on Friday, May 30, at 3:30pm.


Banner photo by Lane Pelovsky, Courtesy of Meet Minneapolis 
Friday May 30, 2025 3:30pm - 4:00pm PDT
This paper aims to Study the deteriorating effect of beeswax as a hydrophobic material on cinnabar and its cleaning methods from the surfaces of icons, Consequently, three different cleaning techniques were employed: one conventional mechanical technique and the second used a solution of toluene, xylene, and white spirit solution by a cotton swap in a circular motion until the cleaning process was finished, and the other involved solvent gel. An experimental study was conducted, in which beeswax was applied to cinnabar wooden samples as well as thermal and UV aging were performed.

To Evaluate the effective removal methods of beeswax stains, several scientific and analytical techniques were applied including (UVL), optical microscopy (OM), Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) colorimetric measurements, X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF), and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR). The results of examinations and analyses indicate that the use of Mechanical and Chemical systems effects was weak, compared to Carbopol gel, which was highly effective at removing beeswax without affecting the color of the cinnabar.

Keywords: Cleaning, Cinnabar, Solvent gel, Beeswax, UVL, FTIR, Aging, Stains.
Speakers
avatar for Amany Kaiser

Amany Kaiser

Conservator, Grand Egyptian Museum
Conservator for Ancient Egyptian wooden objects at the wood lab,Grand Egyptian Museum -Conservation Center (GEM-CC).Education(2023) Ph.D. researcher in Archaeological conservation entitled Experimental and Applied Study of The Protective (Facing) Materials Used in Detachment of Overlapping... Read More →
Authors
avatar for Amany Kaiser

Amany Kaiser

Conservator, Grand Egyptian Museum
Conservator for Ancient Egyptian wooden objects at the wood lab,Grand Egyptian Museum -Conservation Center (GEM-CC).Education(2023) Ph.D. researcher in Archaeological conservation entitled Experimental and Applied Study of The Protective (Facing) Materials Used in Detachment of Overlapping... Read More →
Friday May 30, 2025 3:30pm - 4:00pm PDT
Hyatt Regency Minneapolis 229 W 43RD St New York, NY 10036 USA

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