ARCE

Greco-Roman Museum Conservation: Final Technical Report (August 2003)

Description:
Greco-Roman Museum Conservation: Final Technical Report (August 2003)
Physical Description:
17 pages
Author:
Fr. Michele Piccirillo
Date Created:
August 2003
Language:
English
Collection:
Greco-Roman Museum Mosaic Conservation
Location:
Alexandria, Egypt, Al Iskandarīyah, Tell Timai, Thmuis, and Al Mansurah
Time Period:
Hellenistic Period and Ptolemaic Period
Topic:
Ptolemy III Euergetes I and Berenice, Queen, consort of Ptolemy III, King of Egypt
Genre:
technical reports, graphic documentation, illustrations, tracings (drawings), and conservation surveys
Conservation Note:
Headings: 1) Conservation and Restoration Project of "The Stag Hunt" Mosaic Kept in the Greco-Roman Museum in Alecandria - Egypt 2) Conservation and Restoration Project of "Berenike" Mosaic Kept in the Greco-Roman Museum in Alexandria - Egypt 3) Conservation and Restoration Project of "The Aphios and Arethusa" Mosaic Kept in the Greco-Roman Museum in Alecandria - Egypt 4) Files Technique for the Maps
Creative Commons License:
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
Local ID:
arce_ca_mmc_reports_01.pdf
Project History:
Within the walls of the Greco-Roman Museum, Alexandria, Egypt are three intricate mosaics of very fine quality between the second and third century, BCE. Under the auspices of the American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE), Father Michele Piccirillo of the Studium Biblicum Franciscum directed the conservation of the mosaics. Notably, it resulted in the public viewing of the stag hunt mosaic for the first time since its discovery. Conservation work was made possible with the support of the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (formerly the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities).
Funding Agency:
Greco-Roman Museum Mosaic Conservation project was made possible with funding by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Grant No. 263-G-00-93-00089-00 and administered by the Egyptian Antiquities Project (EAP) of the American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE).