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So the museum contacted Pietro Strobbia, an assistant professor in the University of Cincinnati's College of Arts and Sciences, and asked him to identify whether the tassels originally existed in the
"Many museums have conservators, but they don't necessarily have the scientific equipment needed to conduct such inspections," Strobbia said
Strobbia and its collaborators studied the matter and published the results in the journal Heritage Science
Dr.
According to Dr.
Kelly Rectenwald, associate conservator at the Cincinnati Art Museum, said: "This sculpture is beautiful
To answer some fundamental questions about the work, the museum agreed that Strobbia and its collaborators took 11 tiny samples for analysis
Strobbia and his collaborators found that the sculpture's forehead tassels were made of plaster rather than terracotta
Rectenwald said the museum decided to remove the tassels and restore the original appearance
Today, Strobbia hopes to make his chemistry expertise available to other museums
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