Radiographic data of 'Python killing a Gnu' by Antoine-Louis Barye, The J. Paul Getty Museum collection

Summary

This submission contains radiographic data including small metal markers of the sculpture Python Killing a Gnu (1840s–1860s), Antoine-Louis Barye (French, 1796 - 1875), the J. Paul Getty Museum collection number 85.SE.48. (h 27.9 cm, w 39.1 cm, d 20.5 cm.)

The data is made available as part of [Bossema et al., 2024].

Apparatus

The dataset is acquired using the X-ray facility located at the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles. Full details can be found in [Bossema et al., 2024].

List of Contents

The content of the submission is given below. All raw data (i.e. no corrections) is made available in .tif format.

The folder contains:

darks_flat: folder containing darkfield and flatfield images, frame*.tif

data: raw (unprocessed or uncorrected) projection data, frame*.tif

Additional Links

These datasets are produced by the Computational Imaging group at Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CI-CWI). Accompanying code can be found here.

Contact Details

For more information or guidance in using these datasets, please get in touch with 

bossema [at] cwi.nl

References

Bossema, F.G., Palenstijn, W.J., Heginbotham, A. et al. Enabling 3D CT-scanning of cultural heritage objects using only in-house 2D X-ray equipment in museums. Nat Commun 15, 3939 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-48102-w