AF 3364 (ACP 1267c) side B Before Treatment
OBJECT Sword and sheath
MATERIAL(S) Sword: ferrous alloy, tropical hardwood (est.), copper and ferrous wire; Sheath: vegetable-tanned sheep or goat skin, raw hide, softwood (est.) splints, paper, and textile fragments
PROVENANCE Pre-1912 from Africa, likely the Sudan
DIMENSIONS Sword: L 60.3 cm; W 8.6 cm; Sheath: L 46.7 cm; W 7 cm
OWNER University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology AF 3364
TREATMENT DATE Sept. 2008 - Jun. 2009
TREATMENT SUMMARY Surface cleaning, corrosion reduction, leather consolidation and stabilization, loss compensation of leather sheath with faux leather insert
MATERIAL(S) Sword: ferrous alloy, tropical hardwood (est.), copper and ferrous wire; Sheath: vegetable-tanned sheep or goat skin, raw hide, softwood (est.) splints, paper, and textile fragments
PROVENANCE Pre-1912 from Africa, likely the Sudan
DIMENSIONS Sword: L 60.3 cm; W 8.6 cm; Sheath: L 46.7 cm; W 7 cm
OWNER University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology AF 3364
TREATMENT DATE Sept. 2008 - Jun. 2009
TREATMENT SUMMARY Surface cleaning, corrosion reduction, leather consolidation and stabilization, loss compensation of leather sheath with faux leather insert
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