Archaeological Granite Sarcophagi Restoration and Conservation from The New Kingdom era in Luxor – Egypt An Investigative and Applied Study
Sayed, S., Khairy, F., Gad, A. (2025). Archaeological Granite Sarcophagi Restoration and Conservation from The New Kingdom era in Luxor – Egypt An Investigative and Applied Study. EKB Journal Management System, 18(28), 397-416. doi: 10.21608/jarch.2025.403947
Shaimaa Sayed; Fatma Khairy; Ahmed Gad. "Archaeological Granite Sarcophagi Restoration and Conservation from The New Kingdom era in Luxor – Egypt An Investigative and Applied Study". EKB Journal Management System, 18, 28, 2025, 397-416. doi: 10.21608/jarch.2025.403947
Sayed, S., Khairy, F., Gad, A. (2025). 'Archaeological Granite Sarcophagi Restoration and Conservation from The New Kingdom era in Luxor – Egypt An Investigative and Applied Study', EKB Journal Management System, 18(28), pp. 397-416. doi: 10.21608/jarch.2025.403947
Sayed, S., Khairy, F., Gad, A. Archaeological Granite Sarcophagi Restoration and Conservation from The New Kingdom era in Luxor – Egypt An Investigative and Applied Study. EKB Journal Management System, 2025; 18(28): 397-416. doi: 10.21608/jarch.2025.403947

Archaeological Granite Sarcophagi Restoration and Conservation from The New Kingdom era in Luxor – Egypt An Investigative and Applied Study

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Volume 18, Issue 28, 2025, Page 397-416  XML PDF (1.3 MB)
Document Type: المقالة الأصلية
DOI: 10.21608/jarch.2025.403947
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Authors
Shaimaa Sayed1; Fatma Khairy2; Ahmed Gad2
1Faculty of Archaeology, Luxor University
2Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities
Abstract
Archaeological granite sarcophagi are exposed to many deterioration factors in the burial and exposure environments, the chosen granite sarcophagus which belonged to Tjay or Thay (19th dynasty – New Kingdom), Tomb TT23 in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Luxor- Egypt, it was subjected to sediments pressure, which resulted in it was breaking into pieces. Samples were taken from the separate parts in the lid, they were examined to identify the components and evaluate the damage condition by usb digital microscope, stereomicroscope, polarized light microscope (PLM) and scanning electron microscope (SEM), they were also analyzed by x-ray diffraction (XRD) , and a Handheld X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) Analyzer (Portable and Non- Destructive Method), the components of the granite samples are Sanidine , Quartz , Analcime and Iron oxides , the XRF results confirm XRD analysis results, through the examination of  the usb digital microscope and stereomicroscope , it is evident the presence of Quartz, Orthoclase and Biotite minerals, the examination using a polarized light microscope (PLM) reveals the presence of Microcline, Alkali feldspar, Quartz, Biotite, Orthoclase, and Pyroxene, in addition to the presence of iron oxides , large stages of deformation in the crystals are very clearly observed , the scanning electron microscope examination (SEM) shows distortions in the crystals in addition to the presence of gaps within the surface's texture, which means that the granite sarcophagus was exposed to many damage processes.
Keywords
Granite; Sarcophagi; Restoration; Conservation; New Kingdom; Luxor; Investigative and Applied study
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