著者

松岡 秋子 島津 美子 邊牟木 尚美 影山 悦子 山内 和也

雑誌

保存科学 = Science for conservation

巻号頁・発行日

no.49, pp.265-274, 2010-03-31

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The National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Tokyo and The Institute of History, Archaeology and Ethnography, Academy of Science, Tajikistan have been conducting conservation activities for mural painting fragments which are part of the collection of The National Museum of Antiquities of Tajikistan. The painting fragments excavated in Kala-i Kakhkakha are currently the main subject of our studies and conservation treatments. The image of the mural was painted by "a secco" technique on the loess rendering as in other mural paintings in Central Asia. The fragments were consolidated in the 1970's using Polybutylmetacrylate (PBMA). However, they are still structurally unstable. The fragments should be realigned closely together and mounted. In parallel with the conservation and inventory making of the fragments, treatment on one of the fragments' groups, KH7-1, was carried out. The main treatment processes consisted of cleaning of the surface, consolidation of the fragile rendering and surface layers, assembling of the fragments, and mounting. Further procedures for other fragments with multiple damages would be to find an appropriate application for consolidation of the rendering and the surface layer, and better mounting materials and methods.