Detail of a winged child playing the flute, before and after cleaning. Photograph: Courtesy of the Courtauld Institute
Spectacular 2,000-year-old Hellenistic-style wall paintings have been revealed at the world heritage site of Petra through the expertise of British conservation specialists. The paintings, in a cave complex, had been obscured by centuries of black soot, smoke and greasy substances, as well as graffiti.
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