Chamber I, SW General View
- Description:
- Chamber I, SW General View
- Physical Description:
- 1 photograph and 35mm black and white slides
- Author:
- Vincent, Robert and Jones, Michael
- Date Created:
- 1998
- Collection:
- Tomb of Seti
- Series:
- Chamber I
- Location:
- Luxor, Egypt and Kings, Valley of the
- Time Period:
- 19th Dynasty and New Kingdom
- Topic:
- Nefertem (Egyptian deity), Ptah (Egyptian deity), Deities, Art, Ancient--Egypt, Egyptian hieroglyphs, and Amulets
- Cultural Object:
- Doorways, Relief (Art), Mural painting and decoration, Painted ceilings, Ceilings, Tombs--Egypt, Doorways, Relief (Art), Mural painting and decoration, Painted ceilings, Ceilings, Tombs--Egypt, Doorways, Relief (Art), Mural painting and decoration, Painted ceilings, Ceilings, and Tombs--Egypt
- Fieldwork activities:
- old conservation, infills (filled lacunae areas), old conservation, infills (filled lacunae areas), old conservation, and infills (filled lacunae areas)
- Genre:
- black-and-white photographs
- Creative Commons License:
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
- Rights Statement:
- Users must agree to abide by the terms and conditions of the CC BY NC SA license before using ARCE materials and must provide the following credit line: "Reproduction courtesy of the American Research Center in Egypt, Inc. (ARCE). This project was funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)."
- Project History:
- Under the charge of the American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE), a survey and touristic presentation plan project was undertaken from 1998-1999. The purpose of this project was not only to document the tomb and its state of preservation, but to also make recommendations for future conservation efforts and how best to preserve it going forward. Michael Jones oversaw the overall efforts of the joint projects, visiting various museums during the investigation. Photo documentation was carried out by Robert K. Vincent and Michael Jones. James McLane served as Project Director for the geotechnical evaluaiton and 3D Survey. He was assisted by Raphael Wust who served as Geologist and Principal Investigator on the project. Cristina Vazio was Project Director for the condition survey of the paintings. Bojona Mojsov was the Principle Investigator for the Egyptological report. Finally, the display and presentation plan was directed by Shari Saunders.This endeavor was made possible with the support of the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (formerly the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities).
- Funding Agency:
- The Tomb of Seti I Survey and Study project was made possible with funding by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Grant No. 263-G-00-96-00016-00 and 263-000G-00-3089-00. It was administered by the Antiquities Development Project (ADP) of the American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE).
- Note Contents:
- A black and white, general view of Chamber I in a south-west direction showing the god Ptah on the left and Nefertem with Tyt (amulet) on the right). In the center of the photo is a doorway to the corridor connecting Chamber I to Burial Chamber J. The walls are extensively damaged, with lacunae spanning the entire length of the walls from ceiling to floor.
- Abstract:
- Dubbed as the "Room of Beauties" by Belzoni, this room's inital vibrance in color was diplated over the last century due to squeezes. The original vibrant color can be viewed in the British Museum who are in possession of the squeezes that greatly damaged the orginal pigment. The decoration of this Chamber is similar to Well Shaft E, with deities Anubis, Isis, Hathor, and Osiris depicted on the side walls. They are arranged symeterically on the walls, with the goddesses represented in two forms. Hathor appears as Goddess of the West on either side of the entrance. Ptah is attached to a djed pillar on left of the rear wall, on the right is Nefertem combined with a tyt amulet. and General State of Corridor Conservation: Poor