JAIC 1997, Volume 36, Number 1, Article 4 (pp. 49 to 58)
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JAIC 1997, Volume 36, Number 1, Article 4 (pp. 49 to 58)

CONSERVATION AND THE ANTIQUITIES TRADE

CATHERINE SEASE




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AUTHOR INFORMATION

CATHERINE SEASE has degrees in anthropology from Bryn Mawr College and in archaeological conservation from the Institute of Archaeology, University of London. She has extensive experience as a field conservator on archaeological excavations in Britain, the Mediterranean, and the Middle East and is the author of A Conservation Manual for the Field Archaeologist. In 1979, she joined the staff of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where she was the conservator in charge of the installation of the Rockefeller Wing of Primitive Art. After working for two years as a private conservator, in 1986 she became conservator at the Field Museum, where she is currently head of conservation and collections management. Address: Field Museum, Roosevelt Rd. at Lake Shore Dr., Chicago, Ill. 60605.


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