Research Projects
RESEARCH PROJECTS

THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SPECIFIC GRAVITY METHOD FOR THE ANALYSIS OF GOLD ALLOYS AND ITS APPLICATION TO THE STUDY OF THE DEBASEMENT OF GOLD COINAGE

THE GILDING AND SILVERING OF OTHER METALS IN ANTIQUITY

JEWELLERY TECHNIQUES IN ANTIQUITY (MAKING WIRE AND APPLYING NIELLO)

TOUCHSTONES AND ASSAYING IN ANTIQUITY

THE SCIENTIFIC EXAMINATION OF ANTIQUITIES

THE APPLICATION OF CHEMISTRY TO THE CONSERVATION OF ANTIQUITIES

TESTING OF MATERIALS FOR THE EXHIBITION AND STORAGE OF MUSEUM OBJECTS (THE ‘ODDY TEST’)

EARLY ISLAMIC COINAGE

BIOGRAPHIES AND THE HISTORY OF MUSEUM CONSERVATION