Conservation Treatment of Egyptian Decorative Shrine Hangings and Mummy Bandages

Three Egyptian Decorative Shrine Hangings Painted Upon Canvas and a Collection of Inscribed Mummy Bandages, Thebes, XVIII Dynasty, ca. 1500 B.C. (binding c. 1905). Conserved in 2004. 

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Leather binding with detached boards
Mummy wrappings as originally mounted on mat board
Sewing
Detail of sewing
Inner board partially cleaned of dirt and dust
Detail of mounting of mat boards
Detail of tail of spine after rebacking with new leather
Completed repair