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Rahsaz M, Ghaseminezhad Rayeni M. Consolidation, Conservation and Restoration of the Relief of North Western Gate of Sad-Sotūn, Persepolis World Heritage Site. KCR 2023; 5 (4) :20-37
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Consolidation, Conservation and Restoration of the Relief of North Western Gate of Sad-Sotūn, Persepolis World Heritage Site
Maryam Rahsaz , Mohsen Ghaseminezhad Rayeni *
B.A. Conservation -Restoration of Historical Objects, World Heritage Site of Persepolis.
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The present research report describes the rescue operation conservation and restoration of the relief on block No. 4 of the eastern part of the Northwest Gate of the Sad Sotūn (Hundred Pillars) Palace of Persepolis complex that consists of east and west parts. During the years 1980 and 1981, only on western part of this structure, some restoration, anastylosis, reconstruction and consolidation measures were carried out by the conservation specialist office of Persepolis under the supervision of Master Hassan Rahsaz by some traditional masters. Therefore, no actions had been taken regarding the eastern part until 2017. following the monitoring and analysis of the destruction process on the motifs on this part of the gate, conservation and restoration experts decided to run a conservation and restoration workshop and carry-out rescue operations for these motifs. Undertook to act on the basis of modern methods based on new materials and trained by Iranian and Italian expert’s restoration methods. This report will specifically address one of the blocks. The authors hope to describe, analyze, and present a portion of the efforts undertaken to expand modern conservation initiatives at the UNESCO World Heritage site of Persepolis.
Keywords: Takht-Jamshid, Sad-Sotūn (Hundred Pillars), Gateway, Relief, Modern Restoration Methods.
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Type of Study: Research, Original, Regular | Subject: Archaeometry and authenticity assessment of museum objects and historical-cultural properties.
Received: 2024/11/2 | Accepted: 2022/10/2 | Published: 2022/10/2
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