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Researcher In London Recently, a huge “archaeological puzzle” has been resolved and reveals artwork that has been hidden for 1,800 years.
London Museum Archaeology (MOLA) announced in a press release on June 17 that one of the experts had successfully reconstructed a collection of Roman wall plasters. (See the video at the top of this article.)
Collection of Painted ancient plaster It was the largest ever discovered in London and required a huge amount of work.
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“The decorated plaster was dumped into large holes and crushed into thousands of fragments,” the museum’s statement said.
“It took me three months for Mora’s senior building materials expert Han Lee to lay out all the pieces and tiringly fast the design.”
Recent research by London archaeologists has resulted in fascinating discoveries involving sculptures of crying Roman women (see on the left). (Mora (Archeology of the London Museum))
The mosaic once decorated a High Status Roman building in central London in Southwark, officials said.
The building was “destroyed before AD 200,” Mola’s statement read.
“These beautiful frescos once adorn the interior walls of early Roman (AD 43-150) buildings,” the museum says.
“These lively artworks can be reconstructed to reveal their full glory.”
“Now, only in more than 1800 years can we reconstruct these vibrant artworks and reveal their full glory.”
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Officials said the fresco was designed to show off the wealth of property owners.
They said the fresco includes “yellow panel design with black spacing beautifully decorated with birds, fruits, flowers and gray images.”
Han Lee, shown here, said he felt a “mixture of excitement and tension” when he embarked on a reconstruction project. (Mora (Archeology of the London Museum))
“It’s like repeating these yellow panels [rare] …Panel designs were common in Roman times, but yellow panels were not,” the museum said.
“They are only identified on a few sites across the country.”
“Tradically, the fragments are broken where the painter’s name appears.”
The historian also thrilled to stumble upon the ruins of the artist’s signature, but its identity is still lost in time.
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“[The signature] Surrounded by Tabula ansata, a decorative tablet sculpture Used to sign artwork In the Roman world, the statement is detailed: it contains the Latin word “fecit” translated into “It made this.” ”
“Tradically, it means that the fragments are broken where the painter’s name appears. [person’s] The identity is probably never known. ”
Archaeological experts at the London Museum recently solved a “archaeological puzzle” by stitching together fragments of Roman frescoes. (Mora (Archeology of the London Museum))
Like many ancient Roman discoveries, the mosaic also showed some graffiti left behind by owners and visitors.
Among the doodles was a picture of a crying woman with a distinct Flavian-era hairstyle, similar to the Greek alphabet.
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“[O]The Italian example suggests that the alphabet provided practical use such as checklists, tallies, references, and more. The museum saidnote that it is the only known example of this species from Rome Britain.
In a statement, archaeologist Han Lee called the discovery “a lifetime moment.”
“Many of the fragments were so delicate, and when the building was demolished, pieces from different walls were mixed together, making it like putting together the most difficult jigsaw puzzle in the world.”
“As I began to lay the plaster, I felt a mixture of excitement and tension,” the expert recalls.
“Many of the fragments were very delicate and mixed with parts from different walls when the building was demolished, so it was the most assembled thing in the world. A difficult jigsaw puzzle.“
Lee said it too.”[not] Even individuals Late Roman period In London, seeing this art would have made discoveries particularly special.
Han Lee, shown on the right above, observed it.”[not] Even a late Roman individual in London would have seen art destroyed in about 200 ads (Mora (Archeology of the London Museum))
The discovery of Roman Fresco in London gives a clear glimpse into the era when the Romans ruled Britain from 43 to 410 A.D.
They maintained their presence in the UK nearly four centuries before they began their withdrawal in 410 AD. And many remains of their power and influence are discovered today.
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