Davina Kuh Jakobi

As part of my MSc Conservation for Archaeology and Museums, I received a distinction mark for Conservation Studies, a yearlong assessed laboratory course, that allowed me to acquire skills in examination, documentation, risk assessment, stabilisation, reconstruction, and aiding interpretation of objects, as well as conservation planning and project management. A more detailed course description is available here.

During this course, I conserved a variety of objects and was able to become familiar with a number of conservation techniques, materials, and processes. Materials represented include both archaeological and modern and include archaeological low-fired ceramic, archaeological stone, archaeological iron, archaeological wood, high-fired ceramic, plaster relica, and plaster figurine.

Below are a few examples of the objects I conserved during the year. Scroll through the before, during, and after pictures, or click on the PDF for a more detailed understanding of the conservation process.