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Treatment; 14 May 2007; remove burial deposit, dust, reveal detail; Metals

Reason: Permanent Exhibition
Description: The object was cleaned to remove burial deposits, but retain the green corrosion on the surface. The object was cleaned mechanically with a scalpel, but the green corrosion layer was hard to retain due to the cleavage layer at the original surface, airbrasive did not appear effective either, therefore as much was removed as possible by scalpel and then by glass bristle brush.
Details: Treatment