Mughal-style repairs may save rare dome art
The Aga Khan Trust for Culture has requested ASI to remove the tiles and cement from the dome
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Article Author: Mughal-style repairs may save rare dome art
Media Source: Times of India
Date: 2 April 2019
Last year, the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) discovered original 16th-century Mughal paintings on the domed ceiling of during an ongoing conservation exercise. AKTC has requested Archaeolgical Survey of India (ASI) to remove the tiles and cement from the dome. Standing a few hundred yards west of Humayun’s Tomb, Sabz Burj is…
Last year, the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) discovered original 16th-century Mughal paintings on the domed ceiling of during an ongoing conservation exercise. AKTC has requested Archaeolgical Survey of India (ASI) to remove the tiles and cement from the dome. Standing a few hundred yards west of Humayun’s Tomb, Sabz Burj is one of Delhi’s earliest Mughal monuments richly ornamented with incised plasterwork, glazed ceramic tiles and decorative lattice stone work. Conservation work, supported by Havells and undertaken by AKTC, started in November 2017 under the supervision of ASI. After a few months of restoration, while removing the cement plaster on the domed ceiling, the conservation team discovered the Mughal paintings in blue, yellow, red, white and even in gold.