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Diagnostic Investigation and Conservation Methods of the Wall Ceramic Mosaic in The Historical Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mostorod, Egypt

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Last updated: 25 Dec 2024

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CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION

Abstract

This paper presents a diagnostic investigation and conservation of a ceramic mosaic in the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Mostorod, Egypt. The panel, which is in the cave of the Church, depicts the Holy family and takes the name “Cave mosaic panel." However, various deterioration factors and previous restoration works negatively affected the mosaic panel. The panel suffered from many deterioration aspects, especially buckling, soot, dirt, salts, and loss of some pieces. The study aims to identify the type and structure of the ceramic mosaics, determine and diagnose deterioration aspects, and carry out the required conservation works of the panel to protect it in the future. A diagnostic study was carried out using Scanning Electron Microscopy with Energy Dispersive X-ray, X-Ray Diffraction and Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy. The results showed the chemical composition and the type of colorant oxides of the ceramics. Cobalt oxide was used to get dark blue glaze, with the use of alkali and lead alkaline as flux agents in the glaze layer, and the degrees of burning ceramic pieces higher than 1250 °C. Halite was detected between mosaic pieces. The results confirmed the use of animal glue as an adhesive for fixing some mosaic pieces. The treatment and conservation were carried out using mechanical followed by chemical cleaning methods, the dissolved salts were extracted by a cotton poultice, and the buckling of mosaics was treated by injection using Primal AC33. The lost parts of the mosaics were completed. Consolidation and protection using pF4 nanocomposite were performed.

DOI

10.21608/shedet.2023.168860.1147

Keywords

Ceramic mosaic, investigation, Mosaic deterioration, buckling, Mosaic conservation

Authors

First Name

Sherif

Last Name

Omar

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Affiliation

Conservation department, Faculty of Archaeology, Cairo University

Email

sherif_omar_m@cu.edu.eg

City

Giza, Egypt

Orcid

0000-0001-7755-8932

First Name

Mona

Last Name

Ali

MiddleName

Fouad

Affiliation

conservation department ,Faculty of Archaeology,Cairo Unversity conservation department ,Faculty of Archaeology,Cairo Unversity

Email

monalyeg@yahoo.com

City

Giza

Orcid

0000-0001-6631-5003

First Name

samar

Last Name

Ghania

MiddleName

Abd Eltwab

Affiliation

Conservation department, Faculty of Archaeology, Cairo University

Email

samarghania5@gmail.com

City

Giza, Egypt

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Volume

12

Article Issue

12

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44494

Issue Date

2024-01-01

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2022-10-14

Publish Date

2024-01-01

Page Start

398

Page End

419

Print ISSN

2356-8704

Online ISSN

2536-9954

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https://shedet.journals.ekb.eg/article_317388.html

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Shedet

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Diagnostic Investigation and Conservation Methods of the Wall Ceramic Mosaic in The Historical Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mostorod, Egypt

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25 Dec 2024