CONSERVATION

A total of 50 works, sculptures-busts-complexes, statue bases, capitals, Hermaic columns, parts of reliefs and inscribed columns, are exhibited in the peristyle of the Attalus Stoa in the Ancient Agora, which date from classical to Roman times.

The conditions of exposure of the covered collection to a corrosive environment result in the deposition of suspended atmospheric particles such as (metal oxides, sulfur radicals, nitric radicals and various hydrocarbons), soil and plant dust, the acidic secretions of birds and insect nests, to settle on the surfaces of the objects causing color and chemical changes, resulting in their aesthetic degradation.

In the last 3 years, the systematic maintenance of the exhibits in the peristyle of the Stoa has been completed by the conservators of EFAPA, while the systematic maintenance of the exhibits of the Upper Stoa is planned.

The aim of the conservation of the sculptural and architectural members is to reveal the original surface and the details covered by the various layers of deposits, with the aim of upgrading and optimally protecting them in the exhibition space.

In a salvaged property at Lykeio 7-9 and Stisichorou 9 in Athens, part of a bath complex from late antiquity was discovered. Following the opinion of the Local Council of Monuments of Attica, it was decided, as testimony to the existence of the complex, a) the surviving antiquities should remain visible and accessible on the ground floor of the building, b) part of the preserved wall of the cold bath room (frigidarium), 0.40m wide. , 1.84m long. and 0.81m high, to be detached and repositioned further east by approximately 0.80m, in order to be salvaged.

The effort made by all the staff of the Maintenance Department to clean and restore the monuments from the recurring phenomenon of graffiti was important. The vandalism of central or non-central monuments of the city is dealt with on a daily basis immediately and always as a priority, so that they are removed immediately and the protection of the Monuments is ensured. The gate of Hadrian, the monument of Lysikrates, the Stoa of Attalos, Areios Pagos, the door of the Medrese, the temple of Kapnikarea, Panagia Gorgoepikoos, are indicative of some of the monuments that have been abused with graffiti.

In the laboratories of EF.A.ATH. 4,200 objects were maintained. Among them stand out, the bone plagiaulus, the gold geometric jewel with inlaid amber, the tortoise shell with associated metal finds that were parts of a musical instrument, the unique wooden columns’ inlays and the metal links from the Propylaia and the Parthenon, a Mycenaean necklace and the set of vases from excavation research in Chalandri.

The preservation of frescoes in the Holy Temples and the Byzantine monuments under the jurisdiction of the EF.A.Ath., such as in the temple of Kapnikarea, in Ag. Apostolous Solakis in the Ancient Agora, in I.N. St. John the Theologian in Papagou (completed in 2016), in Ag. Dimitrios in Maroussi, in the Franciscan monastery of Kaisariani (completed in 2017), in Ag. Georgios – Omorfoklisia (completed in 2017) etc.

On the South Slope of the Acropolis, the maintenance of the seats of the hollow of Herodion was organized and continues uninterrupted, and the maintenance of the Western frontal wall was completed, as mentioned above. In the same area, the study was prepared for the conservation of the clay plasters of Chalkourgeio D and the stone elements and the mural decoration of the monument of Thrasyllus were preserved.

Στoν αρχαιολογικό Χώρο της Αρχαίας Aγοράς πραγματοποιήθηκαν σωστικά μέτρα συντήρησης στο ναό του Ηφαίστου, στο ψηφιδωτό δάπεδο του Ωδείου του Αγρίππα και στο κεντρικό ψηφιδωτό στην περιοχή του Μητρώου, καθώς και ο επανέλεγχος και η καταγραφή φθορών σε 12 ακόμη ψηφιδωτά και συντηρήθηκε το εμβληματικό άγαλμα του αυτοκράτορα Αδριανού που Read more…