Nanomixtures for Completion of an Archaeological Pottery Jar Discovered at Saqqara: an Experimental Study | ||||
| Shedet | ||||
| Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 17 July 2025 | ||||
| Document Type: research articles | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/shedet.2025.348182.1280 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Yasser Kamal Hefni  1; Nagwa Sayed Abd elrehim 2; Salim Abd El-Basser3
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| 1Restoration and Conservation Department, Faculty of Archaeology and Tourism Guidance, Misr University for Science and Technology | ||||
| 2Department of Conservation, Faculty of Archaeology, Fayoum University, Egypt. | ||||
| 3Conservation Dept., Faculty of Archaeology and Tourism Guidance, Misr University for Science & Technology | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| This research presents an experimental study to complete a pottery jar extracted from Tebbet El-Gish at Saqqara. This jar was exposed to fracturing and loss of parts in the burial environment. The pottery jar was studied through visual examination, USB microscope, polarizing microscope, scanning electron microscope, microbiological examination, X-ray diffraction analysis and elemental analysis by EDS. The experimental study was conducted with the aim of evaluating the effectiveness of nanomixtures in completing the studied pottery jar. The completion mixtures were evaluated by estimation of water repellency, compression strength, morphological examination and microbiological resistance. The results proved that the nanomixtures possess excellent physicomechanical and microbiological properties. It was also shown that the nanomixture consisting of (grog + dental plaster + zinc oxide nanoparticles + Eucocolle polymer + Econoseal polymer) is the best mixture to complete the studied jar, as it has a homogeneous morphological structure, good compression strength, high degree of water repellency and great fungistatic efficiency. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Nanomixtures; Pottery; Completion; Zinc oxide nanoparticles; Saqqara | ||||
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