Conservation and restoration of ceramic objects is a process dedicated to the preservation and protection of objects of historical and personal value made from ceramic. Typically, this activity of con
A museum technician applies acetone to a ceramic piece to remove a previous conservation adhesive of Duco glue. This object is from the collection of the Indiana State Museum.
Kylix before and after conservation - restoration
This ceramic ring is housed in a blue board box with an acrylic plastic lid. The ring is laid upon a layer of carved ethafoam to prevent it from shifting during handling.
A Minoan ceramic piece from the Archaeological Museum of Herakleion that has gone under restoration
The conservation and restoration of copper-based objects involves processes of characterization, preservation, protection, and further treatment aimed at stabilizing and maintaining items made from co
Conservation and restoration of ceramic objects
…Conservation and restoration of metals Conservation and restoration of copper-based objects Conservation and restoration of ferrous objects…
Perseus with the Head of Medusa, bronze, by Benvenuto Cellini, in the Loggia dei Lanzi gallery on the edge of the Piazza della Signoria in Florence; picture taken after the statue's cleaning and restoration
A corroded copper ingot from Zakros, Crete, shaped in the form of an animal skin typical in that era
Chalcolithic copper mine in Timna Valley, Negev Desert, Israel
Acid mine drainage affecting the stream running from the disused Parys Mountain copper mines