Re-conservation and reinpretation of a Roman Fresco from Sirmium

Abstract

This paper deals with the re-conservation of an old conserved unit and the new iconographic analysis of a wall painting that was kept in the Museum of Srem’s (Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia) storage depot. Experts from the Provincial Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments started but did not finish the reconstruction in the 1990s, which has led to its further deterioration. Their conservation and restoration work on these fragments were extensive and offered a wealth of extraordinary technological and iconographic information.

Keywords

• re-conservation
• wall painting
• gypsum
• iconography
• maenad
• sirmium