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Shihebori T, Khakbaz Alvandiyan E. Looking at the Operation of Restoration and Conservation of Metal Objects of the Cultural Heritage Treasure of Yazd City. KCR 2023; 6 (1) :72-81
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Looking at the Operation of Restoration and Conservation of Metal Objects of the Cultural Heritage Treasure of Yazd City
Tahereh Shihebori *1 , Elahe Khakbaz Alvandiyan2
1- Restoration of historical-cultural monuments and objects, PhD, Isfahan Art University , t.shishehbori@gmail.com
2- MSC.in restoration of historical-cultural works and objects, Department of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism of Yazd Province
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Historical monuments have always had a special place in historical-cultural studies as one of the indicators of identifying the cultural heritage of nations. The following paper aims to present a report on the restoration andconservation of metal objects of the cultural heritage treasure of Yazd city. Protection of this treasure which is one of the richest collections in terms of the variety of historical works, which put the restoration and conservation of the present objects on the agenda in the past years, and restoration and conservation operations were carried out on these valuable works. For this purpose, an effort was performed in this research during 7 years at different times to select metal objects with special features from this rich collection, and its report is presented in this article. Various types of objects such as silver, iron, and bronze objects were restored and protected. Improper maintenance conditions in the past have caused these works to be covered by environmental sediments or corrosion products, which sediments and corrosion products cause the illegibility of designs and patterns and sometimes the complete destruction of objects. So, in the operation procedure of restoration and conservation observing theoretical principles, cleaning operation was done as far as possible mechanically and chemically if needed. Low percentages of consumable materials were used and materials were selected that do not harm the environment as much as possible. The most important step after the restoration operation is the conservation of objects in desirable conditions and periodic reviews, so that if any damage is observed, it should be repaired immediately. The following paper describes the steps of restoration and conservation of metal objects of different types and protects them to keep them in standard conditions to be shown in the museum.
 
Keywords: Silver, Iron, Bronze, Restoration and conservation, Cultural heritage treasure of Yazd city.
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Type of Study: Original Research Article | Subject: Conservation and restoration of historical-cultural monuments
Received: 2024/09/7 | Accepted: 2023/11/1 | Published: 2023/11/1
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