Pompeii's famed mosaic of Alexander
the Great's victory over Persian king Darius at the Battle of
Issus is set to be restored in a project starting at the end of
the month and lasting until July, officials said Thursday.
The work depicting the 333 BC triumph, stored in Naples'
Archeological Museum (MANN), is one of the most celebrated works
that have come from the ancient Roman city buried by an eruption
from Mount Vesuvius in 49 AD.
The project is being run by Italy's Central Restoration
Institute (ICR), the university of Molise UNIMOL and the Center
for Research on Archaeometry and Conservation Science (CRACS).
The director of the Naples archeological museum, Paolo
Giulierini, said "with the start of the restoration of the
Alexander the Great mosaic, we will write together an important
page in the history of MANN's history, and of the conservation
of the whole of Italy's cultural heritage.
"It will be a grand restoration, that will take place with the
eyes of the world upon us.
"We are embarking on a thrilling journey over the next seven
months".
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