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The integrity of the ancient hand : conserving the Rochester coffins / produced by Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester ; written and directed by Frank Muhly, Jr. ; filmed and edited by Paul A Roselli.

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Format:
Video
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Mummy cases--Egypt.
Mummy cases.
Coffins--Egypt.
Coffins.
Egypt--Antiquities.
Egypt.
Antiquities.
Genre:
Short films.
Historical films.
Documentary films.
Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Educational films.
Video recordings.
Physical Description:
1 online resource
Other Title:
Conserving the Rochester coffins
Place of Publication:
Rochester, NY : Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester, [2002]
Language Note:
Closed-captioned.
Summary:
Documents the conservation and interpretation of a pair of rare nesting Egyptian coffins acquired by the Memorial Art Gallery in the year 2000.
Contents:
Protected for eternity : the ancient hand at work
Decoding the hieroglyphs : discovering the individual
Tools, techniques and collaboration : restoring the coffins.
Participant:
Film has an off-screen narrator and on-screen narration by Leveque, Fisher, Haynes, and Nadia Lokma.
Credits:
Consultant conservators, Mimi Leveque, Sean Fisher; consultant Egyptologist, Joyce Haynes; project team, Nancy Norwood, Marlene Hamman-Whitmore, John King; filmed and edited by Paul A. Roselli.
Notes:
Description based on VHS version record.
Other Format:
VHS version The integrity of the ancient hand
OCLC:
53235737
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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