Conservation of a commemorative monument to the Emperor Commodus in House H21c in Marina el-Alamein
Conservation of a commemorative monument to the Emperor Commodus in House H21c in Marina el-Alamein
Author(s): Wiesław GrzegorekSubject(s): Archaeology, Cultural history, Architecture, Preservation, Ancient World, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Present Times (2010 - today)
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Marina el-Alamein; Roman; conservation; anastylosis; commemorative monument; architectural orders; pseudo- Corinthian capitals; bases; Marcus Antoninus Commodus;
Summary/Abstract: Current maintenance conservation work by the Polish–Egyptian Conservation Mission in Marina el-Alamein occasions a revisiting of the history of the archaeological discovery, interpretation and original conservation and anastylosis of a commemorative monument dedicated to the Roman Emperor Marcus Antoninus Commodus. The monument, a rectangular masonry structure with colonnaded front, was built inside a presumed dining or reception hall of building H21c near the harbor of the ancient Graeco-Roman town. The original project took place between 2000 and 2007 (Czerner and Medeksza 2010). Maintenance conservation after a decade created the opportunity for a more in-depth analysis of the dimensions of the monument and the individual architectural elements of which it was composed.
Journal: Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean
- Issue Year: 2/2019
- Issue No: XXVIII
- Page Range: 113-124
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English