Conservation of Bronze Age Mosaics at Gonur Depe

This project includes a cataloguing component and training workshops.

Uncovered between 2004 and 2009, the ancient mosaics from the royal necropolis at Gonur Depe, the capital of the Bronze Age civilization of Margiana (3rd millennium BCE), require conservation treatment to forestall further deterioration. [Photo credit: Tom Till]

Project Details

Location: Turkmenistan, Central Asia, Asia Organiser(s): Fine Arts Museum of Turkmenistan Funder(s): U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation Funding received: $98,250 (USD) Commencement Date: 08/2015 Project Status: Completed
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