Archaeological Finds

Restoration of archaeological finds

Archaeological finds dated from the 11th millennium B.C. to the 19th c. and made from various materials – metal, wood, textile, leather, bone, amber and glass – are restored

Restoration of archaeological finds

Archaeological finds dated from the 11th millennium B.C. to the 19th c. and made from various materials – metal, wood, textile, leather, bone, amber and glass – are restored

Restoration of archaeological finds

Archaeological finds dated from the 11th millennium B.C. to the 19th c. and made from various materials – metal, wood, textile, leather, bone, amber and glass – are restored

Restoration of archaeological finds

Archaeological finds dated from the 11th millennium B.C. to the 19th c. and made from various materials – metal, wood, textile, leather, bone, amber and glass – are restored

Restoration of archaeological finds

Archaeological finds dated from the 11th millennium B.C. to the 19th c. and made from various materials – metal, wood, textile, leather, bone, amber and glass – are restored

Restoration of archaeological finds

Archaeological finds dated from the 11th millennium B.C. to the 19th c. and made from various materials – metal, wood, textile, leather, bone, amber and glass – are restored

Restoration of archaeological finds

Archaeological finds dated from the 11th millennium B.C. to the 19th c. and made from various materials – metal, wood, textile, leather, bone, amber and glass – are restored

Restoration of archaeological finds

Archaeological finds dated from the 11th millennium B.C. to the 19th c. and made from various materials – metal, wood, textile, leather, bone, amber and glass – are restored

In this group, archaeological finds dated from the 11th millennium BC to the 19th century, and made from various materials – metal, wood, textile, leather, bone, amber and glass – are restored and conserved. The following processes are performed:

  • disinfection,
  • mechanical and chemical cleaning and washing,
  • consolidation with synthetic polymers,
  • gluing of fragments,
  • reconstruction of lost parts,
  • covering with protective coatings,
  • in some cases, referring to archaeological material or analogues, reconstruction of an entire archaeological artefact is performed.

 

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Fibula with a fragment of textile. 15th c. Copper alloy. Vanagiškiai grave field, Jonava district. Before and after restoration


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Pair of shoes. 17th-18th c. Leather. Church of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Trakai. Before and after restoration

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