A Cambodian boxwood stupa seal

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A Cambodian boxwood stupa seal 19th century The seal matrix depicting a seated prince, 9cm high. Provenance: From the collection of Dr Nigel Seeley; Thence by descent. No.98 in the catalogue of Mr. Dufour, according to label. Nigel John Seeley (1942-2004) was a forensic scientist, archaeologist, and conservator. He was trained in physics and inorganic chemistry at Birkbeck College, achieving his PhD in 1970, and began his career as a Senior Scientific Officer at the Metropolitan Police Forensic Science Laboratory. Among his achievements was the incorporation of advanced analytic techniques in criminal investigation and document examination, and the development of the Video Spectral Comparator. In 1974 he became Head of Archaeological Conservation and Materials Science at the Institute of Archaeology, UCL, where his research into the chemistry of materials helped to establish conservation science as an academic discipline. From 1989 to 2002 he served as Surveyor and then Head of Conservation for the National Trust, coordinating policy on conservation and assisting in balancing the relationship between preservation and public access, while undertaking research across the historic properties under the Trust's stewardship. One of Seeley's most noteworthy projects was the complex £20 million restoration of Uppark from 1989 to 1994 following its devastation by fire, described as one of the most ambitious conservation projects in British history. Seeley was a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, and was instrumental in advancing scientific research as the foundation of preventative conservation in historic buildings and collections.

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