In the excavation year 2017, many different fragments of a Roman wall painting were discovered in the rubble of a banquet room of a Roman building.

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After painstaking detailed work, some of the matching fragments could be reassembled into a fragment with the representation of the flowers. Due to the rarity of such finds in this region, this fragment should be reconstructed for the Bogazköy Museum.

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The following work steps were carried out for this:

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1. Cleaning

       1.1. Dry cleaning with different brushes

       1.2 Wet cleaning with distilled water and cotton swabs

2. Glue the appropriate fragments with 50% Paraloid B 44 (in acetone)

3. Structure and completion of the rear side (backing)

       3.1. Stabilization with gauze and 20% Paraloid B 44

       3.2. Interlayer (approx. 5 mm) made of acrylic dispersion Primal AC 33 and perlite (1: 2)

       3.3. Main extension (approx. 30 mm) made of alabaster plaster with perlite

4. Structure of the addition to the front

       4.1. Lower fine plaster layer (2 mm): Remmers restoration mortar with 30% Primal              AC 33 (1: 3)

       4.2. Upper fine plaster layer (1 mm): marble powder mixture with 30% Primal AC 33             (1: 3)

5. Retouching

       5.1. Glaze: 3% Primal AC 33 with yellow pigments

       5.2. Point retouching with Lascaux acrylic paints

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A suitable inlet with a stainless steel pin was attached to the rear for secure wall mounting.