RETHINKING MAIURI: ENHANCEMENT OF STUCCO FINDINGS FROM THE HERCULANEUM ARCHAEOLOGICAL PARKq

The subject of this study is a group of ninety stucco fragments from the Herculaneum Archeological Park, which were part of the decoration of the Tetrapylon’s barrel vault located in the Decumanus Maximus. The archaeologist Amedeo Maiuri, former superintendent of the site, had been displaying them i...

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Main Authors: Filippo Edoardo Capasso, Francesca Castiello, Simona Dichiara, Manuel Giandomenico, Natalie Iacopino, Erika Maddalena, Camilla Mauri, Sokol Muca, Mariagiulia Roscigno, Sofia Schiattone
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Language:English
Published: Lublin University of Technology 2019-12-01
Series:Ochrona Dziedzictwa Kulturowego
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Online Access:https://ph.pollub.pl/index.php/odk/article/view/1043
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Summary:The subject of this study is a group of ninety stucco fragments from the Herculaneum Archeological Park, which were part of the decoration of the Tetrapylon’s barrel vault located in the Decumanus Maximus. The archaeologist Amedeo Maiuri, former superintendent of the site, had been displaying them in a cabinet within a nearby domus, as part of his project of an open air museum, while other parts of the stucco decoration were repositioned in situ, with large lacunas. Our project’s aim has been to develop a new exhibition solution, pursuing an accurate recovery of the overall volume of the decoration, meeting the requirements of reversibility and stability of conservation-restoration treatments, while allowing further updates through new findings. Considering the wide range of methods at our disposal, the most effective technical support in matching the fragments, and acquiring accurately the shape has shown to be the 3D scanning and modeling.
ISSN:2543-6422