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The Valley of the Queens Project was a collaboration of the Supreme Council of Antiquities and the Getty Conservation Institute from 2006 to 2011. The project involved comprehensive research, planning ...

This classic work explains the place of conservation and restoration in museums. Long out of print, it is now being published online by the GCI. How to Cite this Work (English) Ward, Philip R. 1986.

The function of the painted wooden object ranges from the practical to the profound. These objects may perform utilitarian tasks, convey artistic whimsy, connote noble aspirations, and embody the ...

Ancient Iran, historically known as Persia, was the dominant nation of western Asia for over twelve centuries, with three successive native dynasties—the Achaemenid, the Parthian, and the ...

This is the sixth volume in the Museum’s series of Occasional Papers on Antiquities. Important Roman funerary monuments in the J. Paul Getty Museum’s collection and other collections are examined, and ...

Robert Howard Brill se licencia en Física y Química en el Upsala College, East Orange, Nueva Jersey, EE.UU. en 1951. Su tesis doctoral por la Universidad de Rutgers en 1954 se titular “La ...

John C. Welchman Henry Moore in America: The Role of Journalism and Photography Pauline Rose “More Light and Less Heat”: The Intersection of Henry Seldis’s Art Criticism and the Career of Henry Moore ...

Except where otherwise noted, this work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Figures 3, 9–17, 22–24, 28, 32, 33, 36, 38, 40, 51, and 54 are reproduced with the ...

Edited by Andrea Bacchi, Catherine Hess, and Jennifer Montagu, with the assistance of Anne-Lise Desmas Bernini’s portrait busts were masterpieces of technical virtuosity; at the same time, they ...

Earthen architecture constitutes one of the most diverse forms of cultural heritage and one of the most challenging to preserve. It dates from all periods and is found on all continents but is ...

Conservation is a core value for most archaeological societies. It is highlighted in their codes of ethics, statements of mission, and governance. In recognition of this, the World Archaeological ...