From
The Art Newspaper:
Pompeian frescoes cured with antibiotics
Bacteria removed from Villa of the Mysteries frieze during restoration
Some of the most celebrated frescoes at the ancient Roman site of
Pompeii have been given a clean bill of health, thanks to a course of
antibiotics. Conservators used amoxicillin, a type of penicillin, to
treat strains of bacteria living in the Dionysiac frieze that decorates
what scholars believe to be the dining room of the Villa of the
Mysteries. The streptococcus bacteria were thriving on the paintings’
natural pigments and turning them to powder. The house reopened to the
public in March after an extensive, two-year restoration project.
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