Marco Rossani

marco.rossani@museoegizio.it

Museo Egizio di Torino

19/11/2018

Transporting

Colossal Statues

in Ancient Times and Today

Modern technologies in ancient times

Djehutihotep

• Feasibility study

Main Activities while moving big statues

Eternal coffin of Kha

Transport inside the archaeological area in POMPEI

• Feasibility study

• Condition check up

Main Activities while moving big statues

Removal of the objects from their original collocation

• Visual check and photo documentation

• Eventual preventive investigation as Xray, Ct scan, georadar, ultrasuond.

• Eventual restoration or consolidation.

• Packing/travelling requirements

Details check

• Feasibility study

• Condition check up

• Eventual inspections

Main Activities while moving big statues

ANALISI PREVENTIVE

• Indagini Ultrasoniche

PRELIMINARY CHECK

• UltrasoundAnalisys

X rays did not show metal pins in the

statue

• Feasibility study

• Condition check up

• Eventual diagnostic

• Removal of the pieces from theirlocation

Main Activities while moving big statues

• Feasibility study

• Condition check up

• Eventual diagnostic

• Removal of the pieces from theirlocation

• Packing

Main Activities while moving big statues

Dumper

shock and vibration protection

• Feasibility study

• Condition check up

• Eventual diagnostic

• Removal of the pieces from theirlocation

• Packing

• Shipping

Main Activities while moving big statues

Climate control during transport

• Feasibility study

• Condition check up

• Eventual diagnostic

• Removal of the pieces from theirlocation

• Packing

• Shipping

• Monitoring

Main Activities while moving big statues

TRASPORTO VIA AEREA

Main Activities while moving big statues

• Feasibility study

• Condition check up

• Eventual diagnostic

• Removal of the pieces from their location

• Packing

• Shipping

• Controlling

• Installement in the new location/exhibition

We invented so manythings, applied new technologies but we

return to the methodsof 4000 years ago!

Thank you!