Textile arheologice din colecția Muzeului Național al Unirii din Alba Iulia, în lumina ultimelor cercetări
Archaeological Textiles from the Collection of the National Museum of Unification Alba Iulia, in the Light of the Last Researches

Summary/Abstract: The textile objects which are part of this study came from an archaeological excavation from Alba Iulia and the Evangelical Church from Sebes. Brought to light in 1961, they were kept in the warehouses of the cultural institutions in the towns where they were taken. Only in 1996, in the case of those from Alba Iulia and in 2001 in the case of those from Sebes, some timid researches were started regarding their restoration. The archaeological textiles from Alba Iulia, come from the “Veterinary Hospital” area, from a burial tomb and belong to a young woman of noble rank and those from the Evangelical Church from Sebes, from two crypts in front of the altar that were demolished during the works of restoration carried out in this place between 1960 and 1964. The textile fragments in the first crypt belong to the priest Michael Lang, dean of the Evangelical Gymnasium from Sebes, and from the second crypt, the fragments belong to the widow of the intimate counsellor of Transylvania, Michael Huttern. The archaeological textiles from Alba Iulia benefited from detailed research, finalised with an attempt to reconstruct the vestment, an article about it being published by Ileana Partenie, in 2001. Due to the new research and the recovery of several elements that were not included in the initial study, we resumed the research in order to include them in the exhibition circuit. The restoration activity regarding the new elements appeared is in an incipient phase. The final results will be published soon, once the restoration activity is completed.

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