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Beirut: glass and wood restoration records
Restoration records from Beirut document architectural craft and archaeological glass research. Sursock Museum records window-glass restoration and plans to reproduce woodwork motifs; AUB Museum describes 3D reconstructions of archaeological glass vessels.
At a glance
- Replacement window glass
- Hand-blown sheets received in March 2021; a single sheet can vary from 2 to 5 mm[2]
- Door and arch motifs
- Fragments matched to doors and arches, motifs redrawn and recreated in timber; kotrani-wood reproductions described as a later stage[3]
- Archaeological vessels
- Virtual 3D reconstructions of selected vessels led to a 3D print; bottles Inv. 4303 and 4288 are pictured[4]
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Hand-blown glass sheets for stained-glass windows
Sursock Museum records that red, blue and yellow hand-blown replacement glass sheets were received in March 2021, and says a single sheet can vary from 2 to 5 mm. It adds that stained-glass artist Maya Husseini still holds the patterns for the windows from the museum’s previous renovation.[2]
Woodwork patterns recovered from fragments
Sursock Museum’s woodwork account describes small wooden fragments being matched to their doors and arches so that craftsmen could redraw the motifs and recreate them first in timber. It then describes plans to reproduce the patterns in kotrani wood, a kind of cedar, for the original frames.[3]
3D reconstructions of archaeological glass vessels
AUB Museum describes developing virtual 3D reconstructions of selected broken glass vessels, which led to a 3D print of an original piece; its page pictures two bottles, inventory numbers 4303 and 4288. It also describes a planned chemical analysis of the fragments, with non-invasive methods emphasised.[4]
Good to know
A few clear answers before you explore.
How thick is the hand-blown replacement glass?
Sursock Museum says a single hand-blown sheet can vary from 2 to 5 mm, and that the sheets were received in March 2021.[2]
How does the account describe recreating the door and arch patterns?
It describes matching fragments to their doors and arches, redrawing the motifs and recreating them in timber, with kotrani-wood reproductions planned for a later stage.[3]
How did researchers study the archaeological glass vessels?
AUB Museum describes virtual 3D reconstructions of selected vessels, which led to a 3D print of an original piece, and a planned chemical analysis of the fragments.[4]
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