Roman mosaics ruined during botched restoration

By Emma Partridge
Updated May 6 2015 - 3:14pm, first published 2:56pm
Botched: A mosaic before restoration (left) and after restoration. Photo: Tamer Yazar/AP
Botched: A mosaic before restoration (left) and after restoration. Photo: Tamer Yazar/AP

At least eight valuable Roman mosaics are reportedly "caricatures of their former selves" after a less-than-artistic restoration went horribly wrong at a Turkish museum.

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