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Screenshot of getty.edu: Making the Buddha Head from Merv Whole Again

Making the Buddha Head from Merv Whole Again (getty.edu)

57 points by laybak 2 days ago | 1 comments

Getty Museum article by conservator Susanne Gänsicke on conserving and reassembling a 5th–6th century clay Buddha head excavated at Merv, Turkmenistan.

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Screenshot of getty.edu: Why the Getty Center Is the Safest Place for Art During a Fire (2019)

Why the Getty Center Is the Safest Place for Art During a Fire (2019)(getty.edu)

87 points by wallflower 1 year ago | 38 comments

Screenshot of getty.edu: The Atlas of Analytical Signatures of Photographic Processes

The Atlas of Analytical Signatures of Photographic Processes (getty.edu)

29 points by colinprince 2 years ago | 1 comments

Screenshot of getty.edu: Pulled from a Field in Albania, a 2,500-Year-Old Statuette Comes to Getty

Pulled from a Field in Albania, a 2,500-Year-Old Statuette Comes to Getty (getty.edu)

31 points by drdee 3 years ago | 12 comments

getty.edu on Hacker News

Making the Buddha Head from Merv Whole Again(getty.edu)

Why the Getty Center Is the Safest Place for Art During a Fire (2019)(getty.edu)

The Atlas of Analytical Signatures of Photographic Processes(getty.edu)

Pulled from a Field in Albania, a 2,500-Year-Old Statuette Comes to Getty(getty.edu)

Making the Buddha Head from Merv Whole Again (getty.edu)

The Atlas of Analytical Signatures of Photographic Processes (getty.edu)

Pulled from a Field in Albania, a 2,500-Year-Old Statuette Comes to Getty (getty.edu)