%0 Journal Article
%T Organic Residues Analysis: The Case of a Beaker Found in Theban Necropolis, Egypt
%A Federica FACCHETTI
%A Erika RIBECHINI
%A Marilina BETR¨°
%A Maria Perla COLOMBINI
%J International Journal of Conservation Science
%D 2012
%I Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi
%X Amorphous organic residues collected from a ceramic vessel from a tomb excavated in the Theban Necropolis (Egypt) were chemically investigated by an analytical procedure based on gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (GC/MS). Little is known about Egyptian ceramic vessels, thus retrieving valuable information on the use of ceramics from the chemical analyses of organic residues was a key aspect of this work. The results showed that the vessel was used in connection with a number of substances such as beeswax, fat/oil and Pinaceae resin. This enabled us to draw hypotheses on the possible function of artefact in connection with mummification practices.
%K Theban Necropolis
%K ceramic vessel
%K GC/MS
%K Pinaceae resin
%K beeswax
%K fatty material
%U http://www.ijcs.uaic.ro/pub/IJCS-12-26-Facchetti.pdf