Virtual restoration of a mayan ceramic vessel from the Underworld
Fortuitous find of a Late Classic Mayan vessel in the archaeological survey of a cave in the Low Usumacinta Zone, Tabasco, Mexico. A vessel in excellent condition was found in an antechamber that was difficult to access. Without altering the context, I carried out - expressly and with disadvantages - a photogrammetric survey to obtain a 3D model good enough and scaled to make the virtual restoration that I present below.
The 3D scan delivered data of colour and ceramic slip so I could proceed with a 3D texture as realistic as possible. Also, provided enough data to restore the morphology of the vessel.
The purpose of this 3D resource is to disseminate the protection and conservation of Natural and Cultural Heritage
View from the bottom of the extremely hard access of the cave antechamber.
First view of the mayan ceramic vessel and its context.
This morphology is characteristic of the Late Classic mayan period.
Ceramic vessel broken from the bottom.
Regard this fracture, the ceramic vessel is in excellent condition.
Missing piece already calcified by hundreds of years.
Broken piece from the bottom of the ceramic vessel. Far away from the other piece.
Photogrammetric results with just 17/23 align photos taken with flash in extreme conditions.
Photogrammetric results with 17/23 align photos and some of the context around the ceramic vessel.
Virtual restoration of the photogrammetric model to clarify the missing morphology.
Virtual restoration of the photogrammetric model to clarify the missing morphology.
Left: Photogrammetric 3D Model.
Right: Virtual restoration with PBR texture.
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Right: Photogrammetric 3D Model.
Measurment of the 3D restoration vessel.