restoration Archive

Egypt’s Dendera Temple: Second Restoration Phase Is Now Completed

AncientPages.com | March 6, 2021

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The Upper Egyptian Dendera Temple complex dedicated to the goddess Hathor has been for some time under restoration, according to plans presented by

'Dragon bed' restoration. Image via Asia Pacific Daily

Archaeology

2,500-Year-Old ‘Dragon Bed’ Restored By Chinese Archaeologists

AncientPages.com | January 21, 2018

AncientPages.com - A lacquered "dragon bed" that dates back t aboput 2,500 years has been now restored by archaeologists in southwest China after a 17-year effort, the Chengdu Cultural

Saint Ambrose in His Study, c. 1500. Spanish, Palencia. Wood with traces of polychromy. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City.

Artifacts

Restoration Of Valuable 4th Century Silk Tunics Attributed To St. Ambrose Takes Place In Milan

AncientPages.com | April 12, 2017

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists from the University of Bonn are working to restore valuable 4th-century tunics attributed to St. Ambrose. In a few days they will return

The restoration work is completely reversible. Photo: Alberto Pizzoli/AFP

Archaeology

Two Rare Funerary Busts Rescued From Destruction In Palmyra – Restored In Italy

AncientPages.com | February 25, 2017

AncientPages.com - Two rare funerary busts rescued from the destruction of by Isis group are soon heading back to Syria. Recovered by Syrian troops, but badly damaged possibly by

The celebrated 19th dynasty pharaoh, Ramesses II

Archaeology

Colossus of Ramesess II At Karnak Temples Is Undergoing Restoration

AncientPages.com | February 24, 2017

AncientPages.com - Archaeologists in Egypt are busy with restoration of a statue of the celebrated 19th dynasty pharaoh, Ramesses II. Colossus of Ramesses II (Ramsess II) once decorated the façade

Statue of Asclepius, Greek god of medecine. (Source: www.scoliosisjournal.com)

Archaeology

Asclepius Sanctuary On Acropolis Slope Will Be Restored

AncientPages.com | January 3, 2016

AncientPages.com - The Asclepieion also known as the Asclepius sanctuary is located at the southern slope of Acropolis but it was unknown until a few years ago. Asclepius was the god of medicine and

Mireuksa Temple Model - While archaeologists and engineers were uncovering structural details of the pagoda, they discovered that it held high artistic and cultural value. Their findings show that the pagoda was the largest and oldest ancient Buddhist stone pagoda in East Asia and provides a window to an early Buddhist service and early styles of Buddhist pagodas. Photo credits: 1-2-3 Korea

Archaeology

Mireuksa Pagoda: Largest And One Of The Oldest Of Korean Pagodas

AncientPages.com | January 1, 2016

AncientPages.com - It wasn't any easy task to restore the seventh-century Baekje-era stone pagoda at the UNESCO-registered Mireuksa Temple site in Iksan, North Jeolla Province. The 1,300-year-old pagoda is