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and pushing into the indentations by percussive use of a stiff brush. The paper is allowed to dry and then removed. The image is reversed from the inscription, and protrudes from the squeeze paper.
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The use of a squeeze allows more information to be gleaned than examining the original inscription, for example curves inside the cuts can identify the scribe who originally carved the inscription.
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Modern digitising methods mean that the image can be restored to its original orientation.
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Squeezes can also (and some have been since the 1950s) be made by applying layers of
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Taking Inscriptions Home University of Reading, Ure Museum
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Athenian tribute lists
inscription
filter paper
liquid latex
Inscriptiones Graecae
Rubbing (art)
Brass rubbing


Squeeze making
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Squeeze Making in the Athenian Agora
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