Phygital Sculptures for archaeological dissemination. The head of Sant’Elena

The construction physical copies of statues is not new, but it still contains several elements to investigate. On the one hand, the optimization of the digital models for their physical fruition while preserving the distinctive features, and on the other hand, the pipeline for constructing a reliable physical copy in terms of morphometrics and material. These two steps require experimentation and comparisons, allowing the processes to be validated to reach scientifically accurate results. The article, starting from the case study of the head of Sant'Elena preserved inside the homonym mausoleum, proposes the comparison of different processes of physical and digital 3D acquisition and reproduction of the work to expand its fruition for people with visual impairment.