Companies Threeding and Artec 3D have teamed up once again to assist with the preservation of ancient Greek artefacts.

Taking an innovative approach to museum archiving, the dynamic duo have announced they will be adding a new collection to their online platform, which will see a number of unique ancient Greek artefacts digitised in 3D form.

The project is seeing success thanks to Artec’s leading technology, namely high-resolution Spider and Eva scanners and studio software.

President and CEO of Artec 3D Artyom Yukhin says the team is “honoured to once again be the 3D scanning partner of choice for Threeding’s restoration projects”.

“The capture of ancient relics is delicate work, requiring tools that can operate quickly, efficiently, and precisely. Using our lightweight, handheld 3D scanners and advanced software platform, Threeding has been able to add even more value to its impressive historical collection,” he said.

Once the project is complete, hundreds of artefacts, which are currently apart of a private collection, will be made available on the Threeding platform for 3D printing by members, changing the way people experience history.

“Creating this collection of 3D printing models of ancient Greek artefacts is a milestone for us,” said Cveta-Maria Partaleva, co-founder of Threeding.
“Although we already had fantastic ancient artefacts in 3D printing format from our other museum projects, these relics have tremendous meaning for human history and will make Threeding a desirable partner of all museums and collectors who are looking to present their artefacts in a 3D printing-friendly manner.”

The pieces are from different periods of history, and include items such as sculptures and busts. Currently available for download are models such as Venus of Milos, the Head of Hygeia and the Head of Zeus, among others.

Currently the largest repository for 3D printable historical artefacts, upon completion of the project, more than 1,000 museum objects will be available.

Source: 3dprint.com