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Rescuing a Roman Mosaic
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston ^ | Tuesday, March 1, 2005 - Wednesday, March 15, 2006 | mfa staff

Posted on 01/22/2006 7:40:39 PM PST by SunkenCiv

The mosaic was acquired by the MFA in 2002 from Dumbarton Oaks Research Center in Washington, DC, where it had been stored, unseen, for more than sixty years. Since its acquisition, the fragile mosaic surface has been stabilized, and crumbling concrete and rusting iron backings replaced with new supports. Our conservators are now meticulously cleaning the surface of the mosaic and reconstructing its patterned outer border—work that is taking place on view to the public through early 2006.

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TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: antakya; antioch; art; epigraphyandlanguage; godsgravesglyphs; mosaic; romanempire
The real reason I posted this, she's a babe.
Conservator Mei-An Tsu works on the Antioch mosaic.
Rescuing a Roman Mosaic

1 posted on 01/22/2006 7:40:40 PM PST by SunkenCiv
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2 posted on 01/22/2006 7:41:35 PM PST by SunkenCiv (In the long run, there is only the short run.)
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The Zeitah Excavations, Conservator Mei-An Tsu in 1999
Conservator Mei-An Tsu in 1999

3 posted on 01/22/2006 7:43:51 PM PST by SunkenCiv (In the long run, there is only the short run.)
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To: SunkenCiv

No ring.


4 posted on 01/22/2006 7:49:54 PM PST by southernerwithanattitude (new and improved redneck)
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To: southernerwithanattitude

I just found out.


5 posted on 01/22/2006 7:55:45 PM PST by SunkenCiv (In the long run, there is only the short run.)
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To: SunkenCiv

I don't know if you can wear wedding rings while doing this type of work but I agree on your first observation, she is a hottie!


6 posted on 01/22/2006 8:00:39 PM PST by southernerwithanattitude (new and improved redneck)
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To: SunkenCiv

I'm always amazed by the workmanship on these ancient buildings, tilework, bricks etc. I made that observation in Italy and my wife said, well of course it's nice it may have been someone's life time work.


7 posted on 01/22/2006 8:02:47 PM PST by bigsigh
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To: bigsigh
True, and a good point, but of course, they also built POS buildings in the ancient world, and those haven't survived. :')
Aegean Dendrochronology Project
December 1998 Progress Report

by Peter Ian Kuniholm
A well-preserved juniper post, painted blue and with modern door hinges, was recovered from a modern village house simply because it looked suspiciously old. The sample we were given did not fit anything in our Neolithic inventory, so we sent a piece of it to Heidelberg to see what radiocarbon analysis would reveal. The date is 2117 B.C. +/-110 years, which means it is from some Early Bronze Age occupation near the lake at Kastoria.

8 posted on 01/22/2006 8:24:40 PM PST by SunkenCiv (In the long run, there is only the short run.)
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To: SunkenCiv

How long should they last?


9 posted on 01/22/2006 8:25:10 PM PST by bigsigh
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To: SunkenCiv

Looks to be a work of love restoring the Mosaic.


10 posted on 01/22/2006 8:25:30 PM PST by Dustbunny (The only good terrorist is a dead terrorist.)
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[too many unprintable thoughts, brain hurts]


11 posted on 01/22/2006 8:28:26 PM PST by SunkenCiv (In the long run, there is only the short run.)
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To: bigsigh

Wood parts? I guess, as long as they don't burn down, and are treated with something to resist moisture, and (a biggie) don't have too many metal fasteners (those cause the wood to rot beginning around the metal, due to condensation), they must last a really long time. :') I think that there's wood used anciently in construction in the towns around Vesuvius.


12 posted on 01/22/2006 8:30:35 PM PST by SunkenCiv (In the long run, there is only the short run.)
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13 posted on 11/27/2009 7:07:16 PM PST by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/__Since Jan 3, 2004__Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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Excavation of Antioch-on-the-Orontes, View of building excavated down to mosaic level with Mount Casius in background, House of the Drinking Contest, 1939
Antioch Reclaimed: MFA's Ancient Mosaics |
Antioch Reclaimed: MFA's Ancient Mosaics
This topic was posted 01/22/2006, just a badly needed update.
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14 posted on 07/12/2024 5:11:21 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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