Travertine fragments

Have any conservators had successful experience of pinning/dowelling
large travertine 'Egyptian alabaster' fragments?  Due to the brittle
and crystalline nature of the stone, as well its condition,
conventional drilling methods are highly risky.  The fragments are
large (sections from colossal statues) so a system of dowelling the
joins is necessary.  Any advice from other conservators who have
experience of working with this stone, and pinning it would be
appreciated.

Bianca Madden, Elena Mora
The Colossi of Memnon and Amenhotep III Temple Conservation Project
Luxor, Egypt.


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                  Conservation DistList Instance 29:27
               Distributed: Wednesday, November 25, 2015
                       Message Id: cdl-29-27-015
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