Conservation work in the Hatshepsut Temple in Deir el-Bahari (2009)
Conservation work in the Hatshepsut Temple in Deir el-Bahari (2009)
Author(s): Rajmund GazdaSubject(s): Archaeology
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Deir el-Bahari; Temple of Hatshepsut; Osiride; sphinx; stone conservation; restoration
Summary/Abstract: The article reports on current conservation and restoration work being carried out in the Temple of Hatshepsut in Deir el-Bahari by a Polish-Egyptian Mission from the PCMA . This includes the North Chapel of Amun, the Bark Hall, and Osiride statues in the Coronation Portico, as well as preliminary preservation of about 4500 pieces of sandstone sphinxes from MMA excavations at the beginning of the 20th century, now rediscovered in the storeroom.
Journal: Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean
- Issue Year: 2012
- Issue No: XXI
- Page Range: 251-254
- Page Count: 4
- Language: English