While the fire at the Notre Damn cathedral was a tragedy for the entire Christian world, its reconstruction has also brought about fascinating new discoveries.
Ahead of the iconic site’s grand reopening this weekend, archaeologists have had the opportunity to share with the world some of the various artifacts they have found during reconstruction.
France24 reports:
Busts of the crucified face of Christ, the torso of a man wearing a tunic are some of the artifacts on display at the Musée de Cluny, a museum of medieval art in Paris, where visitors can contemplate nearly ten centuries of history.
Around 30 fragments from Notre-Dame Cathedral’s rood screen, a stone tribune adorned with statues, are being exhibited for the first time. The tribune formed an enclosure between the choir and the nave where the faithful were seated.
“We thought these elements had been lost forever,” said museum’s director Séverine Lepape, as she revealed the sculptures, which were made in 1230.
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Recent excavations following the 2019 fire uncovered around thousand pieces, including 700 fragments, some of which display polychrome traces that are well preserved.
Delicate slivers of colour adorn these fragile artifacts: reds, blues, ochres and golds. “The rood screen is an exceptional discovery; the likes of which you only get once every hundred years. When we find a 13th-century sculpture, we’re happy, but when we find 1,000, it’s unbelievable,” said archaeologist Christophe Besnier of the French National Institute for Preventative Archaeological Research (INRAP) […]
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