Los ataudes de Pairusejer y Ruru procedentes del lote n 13 de la Cachette de Bab el-Gasus, que forman parte de la coleccion egipcia del Museo Arqueologico Nacional (Madrid), se analizan en profundidad en este estudio a traves de tecnicas instrumentales como SEM, imagen VIL, FRX y FTIR. Estas permiten entender como fueron elaborados, que materias primas se emplearon (maderas, morteros, pigmentos o barnices), que tecnicas artisticas aplicaron y el estado de conservacion que estas dos cajas funerarias presentan en la actualidad. Asimismo, con ayuda de la documentacion y fotografias conservadas se han podido conocer las condiciones del hallazgo en Egipto, su traslado a Espana y los cambios que experimentaron desde su llegada al museo madrileno hasta hoy. Se identifican las diferentes maderas, las policromias y su conservacion, a la vez que se comprende mejor la evolucion espanola de la disciplina de la Restauracion tan ligada a la historia del Patrimonio.

This study provides an in-depth analysis of the coffins of Pairusejer and Ruru, from lot No. 13 of objects found at Bab el-Gasus, now to be found in the Egyptian collection of the Museo Arqueologico Nacional (Madrid), using a variety of techniques, including SEM, VIL imaging, FRX and FTIR. These allow us to understand how the coffins were made, which materials were used (woods, mortars, pigments or varnishes), what artistic techniques were applied and the coffins’ current state of conservation. Moreover, thanks to the documentation and photographs preserved, the conditions of the objects’ discovery in Egypt, their transfer to Spain and the changes they have experienced from their arrival at the Madrid museum can also be taken into account. The different woods and types of polychrome decoration are identified, as well as the methods employed in their conservation, at the same time allowing a better understanding of the evolution of restoration practices in Spain, which is intimately related with the history of Heritage as a field.