Figure 1
From: A role for microbial selection in frescoes’ deterioration in Tomba degli Scudi in Tarquinia, Italy
Tomba degli Scudi, Tarquinia, Italy. Intervention of the restorers to eliminate the white deposition (CaCO3) which covers the walls. (a) Hand drawn map of the tomb from Maria Cristina Tomassetti, based on measures taken during the intervention of restoration. The restoration presented in this paper is referred to the central chamber; bar, 5 meter. (b) Northern wall before the intervention. (c) Northern wall after the elimination of CaCO3; it is possible now read the names Ravnthu Aprthnai, on the left and Velthur Velcha, on the right. (d) Western wall, in the central part of the fresco the white deposition was eliminated as a tester for the restorers. (e) The thick patina in the eastern wall.
