Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS
Date |
Between 1400 and 1411 |
Origin |
Franconia, Germany |
Inventory no. |
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Customer |
Relic jar with sealed wax lid
Technology |
Helical computed tomography |
System |
Micro-CT |
Technical challenge |
Map the different materials and layers within the object. |
Objective |
Examine the bones and paper remnants the jar purportedly contains, without damaging the closed wax sealing. |
The glass reliquary is covered with a lid of yellow wax. Affixed to the top is a seal made of red wax.
A three-dimensional scan digitizes the reliquary for the owner’s object catalog.
The high-resolution X-ray scan makes it possible to clearly see enclosed objects that have a different density.
Because it is possible to exert precise control over the X-ray beam, even the features of the seal atop the jar, which differ only slightly from their surroundings, can be seen clearly.