Study on Technique and Material of Floor Mosaics in Turkey

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26870897
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Fine art history; Cultural assets study and museology
• Research Institution: Kansai University (2015-2016); Independent Administrative Institution National Institutes for Cultural Heritage Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties (2014)
• Principal Investigator: Sasaki Juni 関西大学, 国際文化財・文化研究センター, PD (60637883)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 舗床モザイク / トルコ共和国 / テッセラ / 布置技法 / 材料・技法 / 保存方策 / 壁面モザイク / 制作年代の推定

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Many floor mosaics have been produced in Turkey, especially in the cities along the Syrian border there are large floor mosaics produced using sophisticated laying techniques. Those classical techniques propagated to Istanbul and were applied to wall mosaics.
Also floor mosaics have also been discovered through active excavations in recent years, but adequate research and conservation measures have not been implemented.
In this research, I conducted mosaic survey in Istanbul, Samsung, Karadeniz Eregli, Hatay, with the aim of tracing the genealogy of floor mosaic materials and techniques in Turkey. Based on the documentation and materials and technique considerations, I discussed future preservation strategies with museum curators.

Free Research Field

材料・技法史、文化財科学