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Information about the state of preservation of ancient ceramic vessels, as well as technological and conservation questions connected with their conservation. The latter include a Cypriot amphora and a red-figure pelike, two valuable objects found in the course of archeological excavations conducted in South Italy and Cyprus during the nineteenth century. The author accentuates the need for source and historical research, supplemented by analyses of material which expand our knowledge about the reasons for the destruction of historical monuments and facilitate the preparation of suitable conservation conclusions. They are of great help also for setting up an appropriate conservation programme, whose realisation, based on the outcome of investigations illustrating the work performed in the case of the two vessels, is described in this publication.