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Digitization, Restoration and Visualization of Terracotta Figurines from the ‘House of Orpheus’, Nea Paphos, Cyprus

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Progress in Cultural Heritage Preservation (EuroMed 2012)

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The terracotta figurines from the so-called ‘House of Orpheus’ in Nea Paphos,Cyprus, and in particular the terracotta figurines excavated between 1982-1992, form part of a significant material assemblage that spans in time from Hellenistic to Roman times. These high quality terracotta figurines fall within the mainstream of Cypriot art and its associated ancient technological and cultural systems. The research project presented here, aims at a systematic assessment of this assemblage employing stylistic, analytical, computational and theoretical methods of study. Emphasis is given to the digitization process that involves 3D scanning of items of interest; and the subsequent processing that aims to reconstruct and visualize specific fragmented specimens in their anticipated full shape and colour. Also presented are our plans for developing interactive applications that utilize 3D models of the specimens.

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  1. Archaeological Research Unit, Department of History and Archaeology, University of Cyprus, P.O. Box 20537, 1678, Nicosia, Cyprus

    G. Papantoniou & D. Michaelides

  2. Department of Multimedia and Graphic Arts, Cyprus University of Technology, P.O. Box 50329, 3036, Lemesos, Cyprus

    F. Loizides & Andreas Lanitis

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  1. Electrical and Computer Engineering and Informatics, Digital Heritage Laboratory, Cyprus University of Technology (CUT), ArchbishopKyprianou 31, 3036, Limassol, Cyprus

    Marinos Ioannides

  2. Institut für Photogrammetrie, Universität Stuttgart, Geschwister-Scholl-Straße 24D, 70174, Stuttgart, Germany

    Dieter Fritsch

  3. Fraunhofer Institute, Scientific Representative for Fraunhofer IAP, IBP, ICT, IGB, ISC, IST & MOEZ, Research Alliance Cultural Heritage and Sustainability Network, Rue du Commerce 31, 1000, Brussels, Belgium

    Johanna Leissner

  4. MDR Partners (Consulting) Ltd., 2B Fitzgerald Road, SW14 8HA, London, UK

    Rob Davies

  5. 3D Optical Metrology Unit FBK, Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK), Via Sommarive 18, 38123, Trento, Italy

    Fabio Remondino

  6. Istituto Centrale per il Catalogo Unico delle Biblioteche Italiane, Viale del Castro Pretorio 105, 185, Rome, Italy

    Rossella Caffo

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Papantoniou, G., Loizides, F., Lanitis, A., Michaelides, D. (2012). Digitization, Restoration and Visualization of Terracotta Figurines from the ‘House of Orpheus’, Nea Paphos, Cyprus. In: Ioannides, M., Fritsch, D., Leissner, J., Davies, R., Remondino, F., Caffo, R. (eds) Progress in Cultural Heritage Preservation. EuroMed 2012. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 7616. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-34234-9_56

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