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Wednesday, 06 May 2015 11:12

A Botched Restoration has Damaged a Number of Ancient Roman Mosaics

A mosaic from the Hatay Archaeology Museum. A mosaic from the Hatay Archaeology Museum. Wikimedia Commons

After an act of 'so-called' restoration akin to the horrors of 'Ecce Homo' - a mural depicting Christ with a crown of thorns, became an internet sensation when it was disfigured by Seniora Gimenez, while she attempted to restore it. The 120-year-old fresco had been transformed into something which resembled a character from "Planet of the Apes" - according to Turkish media, the country's culture ministry is investigating reports that a number of valuable Roman mosaics were badly damaged during botched restoration at an archaeological museum.

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