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2D and 3D Terahertz Imaging and X-Rays CT for Sigillography Study

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Seals are part of our cultural heritage but the study of these objects is limited because of their fragility. Terahertz and X-Ray imaging are used to analyze a collection of wax seals from the fourteenth to eighteenth centuries. In this work, both techniques are compared in order to discuss their advantages and limits and their complementarity for conservation state study of the samples. Thanks to 3D analysis and reconstructions, defects and fractures are detected with an estimation of their depth position. The path from the parchment tongue inside the seals is also detected.

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Acknowledgements

We want to sincerely acknowledge Bruno Corre, Director of the Archives départementales du Finistère, for the facilities granted to this study. We also thank Dr Hélène Coquegniot from Pacea UMR 5199, for X-Ray micro CT measurements, and Sylvain Genot from Tomoadour company, for X-Ray CT measurements and discussions

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  1. Centre de Recherche Bretonne et Celtique (EA 4451) Université de Bretagne Occidentale, 20 rue Duquesne, 29238, Brest Cedex 3, France

    M. Fabre

  2. IMS, Université de Bordeaux/UMR CNRS 5218, 351 Cours de la Libération, 33405, Talence Cedex, France

    R. Durand, H. Balacey, J. Bou Sleiman, J.-B. Perraud & P. Mounaix

  3. IRAMAT-CRP2A, UMR CNRS 5060, Université Bordeaux Montaigne, Maison de l’Archéologie, Domaine Universitaire, Esplanade des Antilles, 33607, Pessac Cedex, France

    L. Bassel

  4. Noctylio SAS, 53 rue professeur Daguin, 33800, Bordeaux, France

    B. Recur

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Fabre, M., Durand, R., Bassel, L. et al. 2D and 3D Terahertz Imaging and X-Rays CT for Sigillography Study. J Infrared Milli Terahz Waves 38, 483–494 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10762-017-0356-3

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