Conservation and Documentation of the Wall Paintings at Red Monastery, Conservation and Documentation of St. Anthony Wall Paintings, Historic Cairo Architectural Mapping, Coptic Icons Documentation
ARCE staff visit to work site, viewing sarcophagus box assembly
Location:
Luxor, Egypt, Al Uqşur, and Kings, Valley of the
Time Period:
New Kingdom and 20th Dynasty
Topic:
Art, Ancient--Egypt, Sarcophagi, Fragmentation--Antiquities, Funerary monuments, Mural painting and decoration, Tombs--Egypt, and Ramesses VI, King of Egypt
Ted Brock next to lid assembly in recess K, wooden blocks supporting fragment groups and north platform with sarcophagus box assembly in view
Location:
Luxor, Egypt, Al Uqşur, and Kings, Valley of the
Time Period:
New Kingdom and 20th Dynasty
Topic:
Art, Ancient--Egypt, Sarcophagi, Fragmentation--Antiquities, Mural painting and decoration, Tombs--Egypt, Funerary monuments, and Ramesses VI, King of Egypt
Project staff at work site, sarcophagus box assembly in progress
Location:
Luxor, Egypt, Al Uqşur, and Kings, Valley of the
Time Period:
New Kingdom and 20th Dynasty
Topic:
Art, Ancient--Egypt, Sarcophagi, Fragmentation--Antiquities, Mural painting and decoration, Tombs--Egypt, Funerary monuments, Painted ceilings, and Ramesses VI, King of Egypt
Overview of assembled sarcophagus box in burial chamber [murals, general views, art]
Location:
Luxor, Egypt, Al Uqşur, and Kings, Valley of the
Time Period:
New Kingdom and 20th Dynasty
Topic:
Art, Ancient--Egypt, Afterlife, Sarcophagi, Fragmentation--Antiquities, Funerary monuments, Mural painting and decoration, Tombs--Egypt, and Ramesses VI, King of Egypt
Top view of assembled sarcophagus box floor and sides in burial chamber on limestone base
Location:
Luxor, Egypt, Al Uqşur, and Kings, Valley of the
Time Period:
New Kingdom and 20th Dynasty
Topic:
Art, Ancient--Egypt, Sarcophagi, Fragmentation--Antiquities, Funerary monuments, Mural painting and decoration, Tombs--Egypt, and Ramesses VI, King of Egypt
ARCE staff visit, viewing sarcophagus box assembly in final display site
Location:
Luxor, Egypt, Al Uqşur, and Kings, Valley of the
Time Period:
New Kingdom and 20th Dynasty
Topic:
Art, Ancient--Egypt, Afterlife, Sarcophagi, Fragmentation--Antiquities, Funerary monuments, Mural painting and decoration, Tombs--Egypt, and Ramesses VI, King of Egypt
ARCE staff visit, viewing sarcophagus box assembly in final display site
Location:
Luxor, Egypt, Al Uqşur, and Kings, Valley of the
Time Period:
New Kingdom and 20th Dynasty
Topic:
Art, Ancient--Egypt, Afterlife, Sarcophagi, Fragmentation--Antiquities, Funerary monuments, Mural painting and decoration, Tombs--Egypt, and Ramesses VI, King of Egypt
ARCE staff visit, viewing sarcophagus box assembly in final display site
Location:
Luxor, Egypt, Al Uqşur, and Kings, Valley of the
Time Period:
New Kingdom and 20th Dynasty
Topic:
Art, Ancient--Egypt, Afterlife, Sarcophagi, Fragmentation--Antiquities, Funerary monuments, Mural painting and decoration, Tombs--Egypt, and Ramesses VI, King of Egypt
Art, Ancient--Egypt, Sarcophagi, Fragmentation--Antiquities, Tombs--Egypt, Funerary monuments, Mural painting and decoration, and Ramesses VI, King of Egypt
Overview of assembled sarcophagus box sides in burial chamber on limestone base with visible decoration and unmounted sarcophagus fragments on display rack
Location:
Luxor, Egypt, Al Uqşur, and Kings, Valley of the
Time Period:
New Kingdom and 20th Dynasty
Topic:
Art, Ancient--Egypt, Sarcophagi, Fragmentation--Antiquities, Tombs--Egypt, Funerary monuments, Mural painting and decoration, and Ramesses VI, King of Egypt
Close-up of assembled sarcophagus proper right side, fragment with ba-bird with human arms raised in adoration, standing on an oval containing a mummiform figure in sandbox
Location:
Luxor, Egypt, Al Uqşur, and Kings, Valley of the
Time Period:
New Kingdom and 20th Dynasty
Topic:
Art, Ancient--Egypt, Sarcophagi, Fragmentation--Antiquities, and Ramesses VI, King of Egypt
Francis Dzikowski photographing the sarcophagus box floor from top of winch
Location:
Luxor, Egypt, Al Uqşur, and Kings, Valley of the
Time Period:
New Kingdom and 20th Dynasty
Topic:
Art, Ancient--Egypt, Sarcophagi, Fragmentation--Antiquities, Funerary monuments, Tombs--Egypt, Mural painting and decoration, and Ramesses VI, King of Egypt
Assembled sarcophagus box in burial chamber on limestone base with visible decoration and unmounted sarcophagus fragments on display rack, lid in view
Location:
Luxor, Egypt, Al Uqşur, and Kings, Valley of the
Time Period:
New Kingdom and 20th Dynasty
Topic:
Art, Ancient--Egypt, Sarcophagi, Fragmentation--Antiquities, Tombs--Egypt, Funerary monuments, Mural painting and decoration, and Ramesses VI, King of Egypt
Assembled sarcophagus box floor and sides in burial chamber on limestone base, decoration visible [art, mural, inscriptions, fragmentation]
Location:
Luxor, Egypt, Al Uqşur, and Kings, Valley of the
Time Period:
New Kingdom and 20th Dynasty
Topic:
Art, Ancient--Egypt, Sarcophagi, Fragmentation--Antiquities, Tombs--Egypt, Funerary monuments, Mural painting and decoration, and Ramesses VI, King of Egypt
North wall, general view of lower registers and dado, looking north, head and foot ends of sarcophagus box floor fragments
Location:
Luxor, Egypt, Al Uqşur, and Kings, Valley of the
Time Period:
New Kingdom and 20th Dynasty
Topic:
Art, Ancient--Egypt, Sarcophagi, Fragmentation--Antiquities, Mural painting and decoration, Tombs--Egypt, Funerary monuments, and Ramesses VI, King of Egypt
Assembled sarcophagus box floor and sides in burial chamber on limestone base, decoration visible
Location:
Luxor, Egypt, Al Uqşur, and Kings, Valley of the
Time Period:
New Kingdom and 20th Dynasty
Topic:
Art, Ancient--Egypt, Sarcophagi, Fragmentation--Antiquities, Tombs--Egypt, Funerary monuments, Mural painting and decoration, Painted ceilings, and Ramesses VI, King of Egypt
Overview of assembled sarcophagus box sides in burial chamber on limestone base with visible decoration and unmounted sarcophagus fragments on display rack
Location:
Luxor, Egypt, Al Uqşur, and Kings, Valley of the
Time Period:
New Kingdom and 20th Dynasty
Topic:
Art, Ancient--Egypt, Sarcophagi, Fragmentation--Antiquities, Tombs--Egypt, Funerary monuments, Mural painting and decoration, and Ramesses VI, King of Egypt
UV Light: Long Hall Right, Kha, Menna's son reciting the offering ritual, a woman (likely Menna's daughter) presents an unguent and a bulbous blue glass vase, and two women (most likely Menna's daughters) presenting offerings
Location:
Luxor, Egypt, Al Uqşur, Thebes, and Sheikh Abd el-Qurna
Topic:
Art, Ancient--Egypt, Tombs--Egypt--Thebes (Extinct City), Mural painting and decoration, Egyptian -- Conservation and restoration, Filial piety in art, Priests--Egypt, Ritual in art, Overseer and Scribe of the Lord of Two Lands, and Overseer and Scribe of Fields of Amun
Collection:
Conservation and Documentation of the Tomb Chapel of Menna (TT 69)
UV Light: Broad Hall Far Right, the preliminary offering of the "Opening of the Mouth" ritual showing wab-priests and sem-priests, a man (most likely Se, Menna's son) presenting an offering, banqueters and offering bearers
Location:
Luxor, Egypt, Al Uqşur, Thebes, and Sheikh Abd el-Qurna
Topic:
Art, Ancient--Egypt, Tombs--Egypt--Thebes (Extinct City), Mural painting and decoration, Egyptian -- Conservation and restoration, Ritual in art, Filial piety in art, Ceremonial objects, Funeral rites and ceremonies--Egypt, Priests--Egypt, Overseer and Scribe of the Lord of Two Lands, and Overseer and Scribe of Fields of Amun
Collection:
Conservation and Documentation of the Tomb Chapel of Menna (TT 69)
UV Light: Long Hall Right, Menna fowling, three women (likely Menna's daughters) (left), and procession of offering bearers
Location:
Luxor, Egypt, Al Uqşur, Thebes, and Sheikh Abd el-Qurna
Topic:
Art, Ancient--Egypt, Tombs--Egypt--Thebes (Extinct City), Mural painting and decoration, Egyptian -- Conservation and restoration, Filial piety in art, Funeral rites and ceremonies--Egypt, Wildlife-related recreation, Overseer and Scribe of the Lord of Two Lands, and Overseer and Scribe of Fields of Amun
Collection:
Conservation and Documentation of the Tomb Chapel of Menna (TT 69)
UV Light: Long Hall Right, Voyage to Abydos, scenes from Opening of the mouth, and procession of offering bearers
Location:
Luxor, Egypt, Al Uqşur, Thebes, and Sheikh Abd el-Qurna
Topic:
Art, Ancient--Egypt, Tombs--Egypt--Thebes (Extinct City), Mural painting and decoration, Egyptian -- Conservation and restoration, Funeral rites and ceremonies--Egypt, Ceremonial objects, Priests--Egypt, Ritual in art, Overseer and Scribe of the Lord of Two Lands, and Overseer and Scribe of Fields of Amun
Collection:
Conservation and Documentation of the Tomb Chapel of Menna (TT 69)
UV Light: Long Hall Right, Menna fishing, man carrying a sarcophagus, and procession of offering bearers
Location:
Luxor, Egypt, Al Uqşur, Thebes, and Sheikh Abd el-Qurna
Topic:
Art, Ancient--Egypt, Tombs--Egypt--Thebes (Extinct City), Mural painting and decoration, Egyptian -- Conservation and restoration, Wildlife-related recreation, Ceremonial objects, Funeral rites and ceremonies--Egypt, Overseer and Scribe of the Lord of Two Lands, and Overseer and Scribe of Fields of Amun
Collection:
Conservation and Documentation of the Tomb Chapel of Menna (TT 69)
UV Light: Broad Hall Near Left, Menna receiving offerings, polychrome hieroglyphs indicating his title; Menna and Henuttawy (damaged) and their two daughters (Amenemweskhet and Nehmet); offerings; officials bowing to Menna; a man prostrating himself before Menna; chariot attendant; and a crop measurement surveyor
Location:
Luxor, Egypt, Al Uqşur, Thebes, and Sheikh Abd el-Qurna
Topic:
Art, Ancient--Egypt, Tombs--Egypt--Thebes (Extinct City), Mural painting and decoration, Egyptian -- Conservation and restoration, Inscriptions, Egyptian, Filial piety in art, Agriculture, Ancient, Scribes in art, Ceremonial objects, Overseer and Scribe of the Lord of Two Lands, and Overseer and Scribe of Fields of Amun
Collection:
Conservation and Documentation of the Tomb Chapel of Menna (TT 69)
UV Light: Broad Hall Near Right, Menna (holding braziers) and Henuttawy before offerings, servant offering incense/scented fat and a duck billed spoon, deliberate damage to hieroglyphs above Menna, and offering bearers
Location:
Luxor, Egypt, Al Uqşur, Thebes, and Sheikh Abd el-Qurna
Topic:
Art, Ancient--Egypt, Tombs--Egypt--Thebes (Extinct City), Mural painting and decoration, Egyptian -- Conservation and restoration, Ritual in art, Ceremonial objects, Inscriptions, Egyptian, Overseer and Scribe of the Lord of Two Lands, and Overseer and Scribe of Fields of Amun
Collection:
Conservation and Documentation of the Tomb Chapel of Menna (TT 69)
UV Light: Broad Hall Near Right, procession of offering bearers, Menna's daughters in law, his daughter, and damaged ox slaughter scene
Location:
Luxor, Egypt, Al Uqşur, Thebes, and Sheikh Abd el-Qurna
Topic:
Art, Ancient--Egypt, Tombs--Egypt--Thebes (Extinct City), Mural painting and decoration, Egyptian -- Conservation and restoration, Filial piety in art, Ritual in art, Animal sacrifice in art, Overseer and Scribe of the Lord of Two Lands, and Overseer and Scribe of Fields of Amun
Collection:
Conservation and Documentation of the Tomb Chapel of Menna (TT 69)
UV Light: Broad Hall Near Left: Fluorescence above Menna's daughter
Location:
Luxor, Egypt, Al Uqşur, Thebes, and Sheikh Abd el-Qurna
Topic:
Art, Ancient--Egypt, Tombs--Egypt--Thebes (Extinct City), Mural painting and decoration, Egyptian -- Conservation and restoration, Overseer and Scribe of the Lord of Two Lands, and Overseer and Scribe of Fields of Amun
Collection:
Conservation and Documentation of the Tomb Chapel of Menna (TT 69)
UV Light: Broad Hall Near Right, Kha presenting his parents, Menna and Henuttawy with a lotus bouquet and offering bearers
Location:
Luxor, Egypt, Al Uqşur, Thebes, and Sheikh Abd el-Qurna
Topic:
Art, Ancient--Egypt, Tombs--Egypt--Thebes (Extinct City), Mural painting and decoration, Egyptian -- Conservation and restoration, Filial piety in art, Priests--Egypt, Overseer and Scribe of the Lord of Two Lands, and Overseer and Scribe of Fields of Amun
Collection:
Conservation and Documentation of the Tomb Chapel of Menna (TT 69)
UV Light: Broad Hall Far Right, the preliminary offering of the "Opening of the Mouth" ritual showing wab-priests and sem-priests, a man (most likely Se, Menna's son) presenting an offering, banqueters and offering bearers
Location:
Luxor, Egypt, Al Uqşur, Thebes, and Sheikh Abd el-Qurna
Topic:
Art, Ancient--Egypt, Tombs--Egypt--Thebes (Extinct City), Mural painting and decoration, Egyptian -- Conservation and restoration, Ritual in art, Filial piety in art, Ceremonial objects, Funeral rites and ceremonies--Egypt, Priests--Egypt, Overseer and Scribe of the Lord of Two Lands, and Overseer and Scribe of Fields of Amun
Collection:
Conservation and Documentation of the Tomb Chapel of Menna (TT 69)
UV Light: Long Hall Left, space between the Fishing and Fowling scene and Voyage to Abydos
Location:
Luxor, Egypt, Al Uqşur, Thebes, and Sheikh Abd el-Qurna
Topic:
Art, Ancient--Egypt, Tombs--Egypt--Thebes (Extinct City), Mural painting and decoration, Egyptian -- Conservation and restoration, Overseer and Scribe of the Lord of Two Lands, and Overseer and Scribe of Fields of Amun
Collection:
Conservation and Documentation of the Tomb Chapel of Menna (TT 69)
UV Light: Long Hall Left, space between the Fishing and Fowling scene and Voyage to Abydos
Location:
Luxor, Egypt, Al Uqşur, Thebes, and Sheikh Abd el-Qurna
Topic:
Art, Ancient--Egypt, Tombs--Egypt--Thebes (Extinct City), Mural painting and decoration, Egyptian -- Conservation and restoration, Overseer and Scribe of the Lord of Two Lands, and Overseer and Scribe of Fields of Amun
Collection:
Conservation and Documentation of the Tomb Chapel of Menna (TT 69)
UV Light: Long Hall Left, Henuttawy (holding lotus flowers) holding Menna while he fishes
Location:
Luxor, Egypt, Al Uqşur, Thebes, and Sheikh Abd el-Qurna
Topic:
Art, Ancient--Egypt, Tombs--Egypt--Thebes (Extinct City), Mural painting and decoration, Egyptian -- Conservation and restoration, Wildlife-related recreation, Overseer and Scribe of the Lord of Two Lands, and Overseer and Scribe of Fields of Amun
Collection:
Conservation and Documentation of the Tomb Chapel of Menna (TT 69)
UV Light: Long Hall Left, space between the Fishing and Fowling scene and Voyage to Abydos
Location:
Luxor, Egypt, Al Uqşur, Thebes, and Sheikh Abd el-Qurna
Topic:
Art, Ancient--Egypt, Tombs--Egypt--Thebes (Extinct City), Mural painting and decoration, Egyptian -- Conservation and restoration, Overseer and Scribe of the Lord of Two Lands, and Overseer and Scribe of Fields of Amun
Collection:
Conservation and Documentation of the Tomb Chapel of Menna (TT 69)