Sarcophagus box after conservation
- Description:
- Sarcophagus box after conservation
- Author:
- Brock, Edwin and Dzikowski, Francis
- Date Created:
- June - July 2003
- Collection:
- Ramesses VI (KV9) Sarcophagus Conservation
- Series:
- Post-conservation
- Location:
- Kings, Valley of the, Luxor, Egypt, and Al Uqşur
- Time Period:
- New Kingdom and 20th Dynasty
- Topic:
- Ramesses VI, King of Egypt, Art, Ancient--Egypt, and Afterlife
- Cultural Object:
- Sarcophagi, Tombs--Egypt, Relief (Art), Inscriptions, Sarcophagi, Tombs--Egypt, Relief (Art), Inscriptions, Sarcophagi, Tombs--Egypt, Relief (Art), and Inscriptions
- Fieldwork activities:
- personnel, personnel, and personnel
- Genre:
- color photographs, black-and-white photographs, and general views
- 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:
- Located in the Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Ramesses VI’s tomb once held hundreds of stone sarcophagus fragments, the result of the demolition of its sarcophagi in antiquity. Decorated on the exterior with painted figures and text, the mummiform inner stone sarcophagus fragments were reassembled by project director Dr. Edwin C. Brock and his team under the auspices of the American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE). The face of the lid, taken from the tomb in the 19th century and currently in the British Museum, was replicated and incorporated into the sarcophagus reassembly, thereby ensuring its preservation within its original context. Conservation work was made possible with the support of the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (formerly the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities).
- Funding Agency:
- Ramesses VI (KV9) Sarcophagus Conservation project was made possible with funding by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Grant No. 263-G-00-93-0089-00 (formerly 263-0000-G-00-3089-00) and administered by the Egyptian Antiquities Project (EAP) of the American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE).
- Abstract:
- All but the largest red granite fragments belonging to the outer sarcophagus box were placed out of the way in the northeast corner of the burial chamber. The two large blocks belonging to the head and foot end of the outer box were left in their positions as found, the foot end resting at an angle against the side of the pit and the head end balanced on its side on a ledge between the pit and the southern platform., Prior to the actual assembly of the sides of the box, it was necessary to separate the fragments into groups of joins and determine exactly where connections with the floor assembly could be made. Assembly of fragments into groups followed the cleaning of dirt from joint surfaces. Epoxy adhesive was used as adhesive. In order to better accommodate the fragment groups being glued, a larger sand box was constructed on the temporary platform at the west end of the central pit floor. For more information on the assembly of the sides of the sarcophagus box, see section V.3., and For more information on the process of the sarcophagus box assembly, see section V. in the Final Report.