Although I will be posting a lot of travel pictures, let us not forget my real reason in coming to Cyprus. Working directly with Princeton University's Polis Chrysochus directors, the majority of my time is spent managing their stone and terracotta collections.
With close to thirty years of excavation, the number of objects found at the site demand immediate attention for recording, housing, cataloging and photographing.
For 8.5
hours a day, six days a week, I am in the Apotheke working away at the
collections. Lately I have been conducting the
necessary Photoshop work for recently photographed objects, as well
as making mold classifications for terracotta figurines and housing important
objects.
Created by
my adviser Dr. Nancy Serwint, The mold classification system for the terracotta collection has been in the development process
for the duration of the expedition. After carefully assigning the molded figures/figurines
to specific mold categories based on numerous measurements, we can actually
determine which figurines came from the same mold and, potentially, the same
coroplast.
With such a beautifully rare and extensive collection, Princeton University has given me the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and privilege to work directly with the terracotta figurines and to contribute information needed for future publications and exhibitions.
I have also been granted the permission to use contents from the collection for my own academic research, resulting in papers and presentations in the near future.
