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Quoted: “RESTORATION OF THE PAINTINGS OF SOME SHOPS OF VIA DELL’ABBONDANZA IN POMPEII

Thanks to a joint effort on the part of the Soprintendenza archeologica diPompei and the centre DIAPREM of the Department of Architecture of the University of Ferrara, as well as to the sponsoring from the firm Fassa Bertoldo and the American Foundation Kacyra Family, the restoration of the wall paintings of some termopili (shops) inside the archeological area of Pompeii has begun. These wall paintings including various electoral inscriptions are to be found along via dell’Abbondanza and are among the most important and representative of Pompeii. Restoration work will be carried out on the façades of the officina coactiliaria (felters’ shop), of the officina infectoria (dyeworks with furnace) and of Ase

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