Prototyping an Egyptian revival. Laser scanning, 3D prints and sculpture to support the Echoes of Egypt exhibition

Title

Prototyping an Egyptian revival. Laser scanning, 3D prints and sculpture to support the Echoes of Egypt exhibition

Creator(s)

Anderson, Michael

Darnell, Colleen M.

Urcia, Alberto

Zambruno, Simone

Vazzana, Antonino

Date

2018

Is Part Of

Archeologia e Calcolatori

Volume

29

Pages

317–332

Language

ita

Rights

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

DOI

https://doi.org/10.19282/ac.29.2018.24

URI

https://www.archcalc.cnr.it/journal/articles/1010

Zotero BiDiAr

https://www.zotero.org/groups/5293298/bidiar/items/JSUD6N73/item-list

Abstract

This paper aims to highlight the importance of 3D printing to support Cultural Heritage and related activities. We will demonstrate the advantages that a conscious employment of techniques and methods, together with the right expertise, could offer to an exhibition. We will detail the steps we took to produce a 1:1 copy of a medieval sphinx for the exhibition Echoes of Egypt: Conjuring the Land of the Pharaohs which took place at the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (USA). This paper highlights the project’s workflow, from the digital 3D scan, data processing, 3D printing, to the artistic finishing to prepare the object for display.