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Title

OBNOVENÁ TVÁŘ - RESTAUROVÁNÍ ARTEFAKTŮ NÁRODNÍHO MUZEA V DAMAŠKU.

Authors

Ohlídalová, Martina; Míčková, Eva; Veselý, Libor; Leksová, Barbora; Vavruška, Marek; Kirchnerová, Romana; Krejčí, Jan; Korandová, Petra; Tisucká, Marika; Ashkar, Dima

Abstract

The article summarizes the collaboration between the Directorate-General for Antiquities and Museums of the Syrian Arab Republic (DGAM) and the National Museum in the field of restoration and conservation of damaged objects housed in Syrian museum collections. Twenty restored objects were presented to the public in 2023 at the Restored Face exhibition. The collection comprised seventeen small metal archaeological objects and three figurative stone tombstones, which had been severely mechanically damaged when being exhibited. Within the preparation of the objects for the exhibition, a material survey was conducted, the results of which are summarized in the article. X-ray examination was carried out on all metal objects prior to conservation in order to detect and visualize internal fissures and to reveal hidden surface decorations. Subsequently, the internal structure of two selected objects was studied using computed X-ray tomography. All the conservation steps taken were based on the current condition of the objects, respecting their archaeological significance. Therefore, conservation interventions were aimed at stabilizing the preserved state of the originals rather than removing all previous interventions. Addressing the shape stability of fragile metal artefacts and the installation of restored figurative tombstones in the exhibition posed additional challenges.

Subjects

PRESERVATION of museum architecture; COMPUTED tomography; NATIONAL museums; SEPULCHRAL monuments; HISTORIC house museums

Publication

Fórum pro Konzervátory-Restaurátory, 2024, p88

ISSN

1805-0050

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.61574/FKR.2024.2.088