The task of the conservator, in cooperation with the archaeologist, is to analyse archaeological material from an historical and technical standpoint in such a way that the act of conserving prior to presentation of an artefact is designed and executed for the specific artefact. This intervention must be carried out in a competent manner, i.e. the form and recognition must not be disrupted. Unfortunately, due to the corrosion of metal objects, artefacts change, which make the work of the conservator difficult. During instruction at the ISCR (Istituto Superiore per la Conservazione ed il Restauro), the possibilities for reconstructing complex metal artefacts in a collection, which shows signs of formal and aesthetic integrity, were analysed as examples. It involved filling the caesurae and defects in morphology and size. This work was aimed at restoring the integrity of the work on the formal and aesthetic side. The study also recapitulates the contribution in terms of the historical utility function of the studied objects and their technical properties.
Lacuna e integrazione nel restauro dei metalli archeologici: oltre la ricomposizione, verso la restituzione dell’opera. Riflessioni e proposte, tra teoria e prassi
Rivaroli L.
2018
Abstract
The task of the conservator, in cooperation with the archaeologist, is to analyse archaeological material from an historical and technical standpoint in such a way that the act of conserving prior to presentation of an artefact is designed and executed for the specific artefact. This intervention must be carried out in a competent manner, i.e. the form and recognition must not be disrupted. Unfortunately, due to the corrosion of metal objects, artefacts change, which make the work of the conservator difficult. During instruction at the ISCR (Istituto Superiore per la Conservazione ed il Restauro), the possibilities for reconstructing complex metal artefacts in a collection, which shows signs of formal and aesthetic integrity, were analysed as examples. It involved filling the caesurae and defects in morphology and size. This work was aimed at restoring the integrity of the work on the formal and aesthetic side. The study also recapitulates the contribution in terms of the historical utility function of the studied objects and their technical properties.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
