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Peranakan lid; the old
restoration has yellowed due to poor
restoration materials used and needed to be
removed and a mixture of conservation and
restoration techniques applied. The final
treatment is completely reversible and the
pigments lightfast.
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The top image
shows the terracotta sculpture with a fractured
neck and deteriorated adhesive masking tape marks
on top of the desk due to packaging. The bottom
image shows the sculpture after the treatment.
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A Kylix
before during and after conservation. The
fragments were joined with an acrylic resin, and
gab-filled and colour matched using acrylic paint.
The whole treatment is reversible.
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The Khmer
gray stone sculpture of Narashima was analysed
using Spot-Testing. The yellow dashed lines
indicate the areas where the new carvings were
added. The hips of the figure are the original
area. The torso and the legs were newly carved
and added. It is interesting to note the great
difference in colour and structure. The hips are
well aged and the deteriorated disclouration
cannot be removed with solvents or mixture of
various chemicals.
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