Bronze of Angkor
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Khmer people from Cambodia and the surrounding area have worked with bronze from the prehistoric period to the present day. While Khmer bronzes have been known and treasured for centuries, it is only recently that systemic, scientific studies have been undertaken and that a permanent laboratory for their safekeeping has been set up at the National Museum of Cambodia.
This talk will focus on a number of conservation efforts at the National Museum and other locations in the country, recent discoveries of bronzes from the Angkor period, and a “visit” to a contemporary bronze casting foundry.
Paul Jett left the Freer Gallery of Art in 2011 after serving as a Conservator for 30 years. He remains connected to the Freer and Sackler galleries through his role as Research Associate and Emeritus Head of the Department of Conservation and Scientific Research. His close working relationship with the National Museum of Cambodia in Phnom Penh began in 2005 with his efforts to found a metals conservation laboratory and program at the museum, as well as the establishment of a ceramics conservation lab.
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