Venus statue in white pipe clay
Inv. No.: MOS/5014
Dating: 1st-2nd century AD.
Excavation Harelbeke-Stasegem
Institution: Trezoor Immovable Heritage Depot (Kortrijk)

Treatment

• De-restoration: disassembly and removal of old glue residues

• Cleaning of shards

• Bonding of shards

• Structural filling of gaps and fracture seams for stabilization

This object is part of an ensemble of 58 pipe clay objects that underwent conservation and restoration treatment on the occasion of the exhibition 'OMG! Out and about with Roman gods' (2025) in the Provincial Archeocentrum Velzeke .