Academic thesis
Lydia Emmeline Decker: | The temple Ta Keo in the Archaeological Park of Angkor, Cambodia – Documentation, Investigation and Conservation of the sculptured decoration of the tiers | back |
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Abstract: | The master thesis is focused on the documentation, investigation and preservation of the sandstone decoration on the tiers the temple Ta Keo in Cambodia. The quality and execution of the rich sculptural work account the high crafting and artistic skills of the advanced civilisation of the Khmer. The exceptionality of the occurrence at the temple Ta Keo make these decoration forms especially worthy of protection. The treasured decoration of the sandstone surfaces are highly endangered by a very com-plex deterioration condition. The extensive investigation, documentation and mapping of the state of preservation and the deterioration patterns, of the building material sandstone and the alterations caused by weathering allows the formulation of a damage diagnosis. Another focus of the thesis is the development of a preservation concept for the stone decorations on the base of the previous investigations, the further development of conservation materials and the application techniques. The developed materials and complex conservation methods have been implemented at representative sample areas in order to test, validate and evaluate capacity of the conservation concept. |
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