Murals: Museum of Prince Jieman, Tang Dynast
Associate Professor Yuan Hong will present on Mural conservation and scientific methods used in extraction of cultural information.
Murals contained within tombs pose a diverse range of site specific issues in their investigation and conservation. Using microscopic techniques, spectrographic imaging and elemental analysis, information embedded in the murals can be used to inform conservators about the original materials as well as the condition and treatment requirements of these forms of cultural heritage.
Ms Zhang Yongjian explores Laboratory-based micro-scale excavation and its application Current methods used in the lab-based, micro-scale excavation of cultural relics are capable of having the combined merits of excavation, archaeometry and conservation. These methods have proven to be especially effective in the excavation and treatment of cultural relics that consist of numerous small, individual parts and with a complex spatial distribution. The excavation from a plaster block of jewellery from North-Zhou dynasty provides an example of the conservation application of these methods.
Date: Wednesday 9th December 2015, 5:30pm
Venue: The Grimwade Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation, Thomas Cherry Building, Swanston Street, Parkville