ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The authors would like to acknowledge Jerry C. Podany, head of the Antiquities Conservation Department at the J. Paul Getty Museum, for presenting us with this molding project and its challenges.

NOTES

1. Safety and ventilation precautions should be observed when handling these materials. Additional caution should always be exercised in heating any mixture containing a solvent. Cyclododecane melts at 61�C and has a flash point of 95�C. Naphtha has a flash point of 50�C. Cyclododecane is considered an irritant.

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FURTHER READING

KremerPigment. 2001. Material safety data sheet 87100, cyclododecane. New York, N. Y.

SOURCES OF MATERIALS

Kremer Pigment Inc. 228 Elizabeth St. New York, N.Y. 10012

Edmund Industrial Optics 101 East Gloucester Pike Barrington, N.J. 08007

A-R Products, Inc. 11807 7/8 Slauson Ave. Santa Fe Springs, Calif. 90670

Patterson Dental Supply 1031 Mendota Heights Rd. St. Paul, Minn. 55120

Smooth-on, Inc. 2000 St. John St. Easton, Pa. 18042

AUTHOR INFORMATION

JEFFREY P. MAISH is an associate conservator of antiquities at the J. Paul Getty Museum and has an ongoing interest in issues concerning the replication of museum objects. He has also been actively involved in the radiography of objects, planning for radiography, and the implementation of different radiographic methods. He has participated in the technical investigation of many ancient bronzes as well as other material types in the museum's collection. Address: Antiquities Conservation Department, J. Paul Getty Museum, 1200 Getty Center Dr., Suite 1000, Los Angeles, Calif. 90049.

ERIK RISSER holds a B.A. in classical archaeology from the University of Evansville and an M.Sc. in conservation for archaeology and museums from the Institute of Archaeology, University College, London. He is currently an assistant conservator of antiquities on contract at the J. Paul Getty Museum. He has previously worked for the British Museum and Institute of Archaeology on the 'Ain Ghazal Statue Project and has undertaken and directed conservation activities on archaeological sites in Italy, France, and Turkey. In addition, he has worked on several mold-making projects, most recently on the large-scale molding and casting of a monumental figurative frieze in Turkey. Address as for Maish.