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Sigiriya - forty years ago

When vandals daubed paint on the Sigiriya frescoes in 1968, Dr. Luciano Marenzi was flown down from Italy to restore as far as possible the horrors of the vandal's daubs. Following are the reports of the accounts given in the Sunday Observer of March 1, 1968.

Dr. Marenzi due back for final touch up (by an Observer reporter)

"Dr. Luciano Marenzi, the Italian art expert associated in the early stages of the Sigiriya fresco restoration returns to Ceylon next week, when he, together with Ceylonese Technicians and scientists will begin the final stages of undoing as far as possible the horrors of the vandal's daubs.

Archaeology Department staff have now finished cleaning the ugly green smears and chisel blows that scarred one of the country's greatest art treasures.

The acting Commissioner of Archaeology, Dr. Rajah de Silva said the "frescoes have now been cleaned". But in the cleaning some restoration undertaken by the Archaeological Department in 1897 have come off. ..the restoration methods that will be used have been described as easily reversible.

That is if at any time it is felt that the restoration is unnecessary and that the original is desirable, then the new work could be undone without difficulty."
 

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