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Conservation work on Amenhotep and Tiyi painting

Description:
Conservation work on Amenhotep and Tiyi painting
Physical Description:
19 black and white photographs and black-and-white 35mm print
Author:
Brock, Edwin and Dzikowski, F.
Date Created:
November, 2002
Collection:
Conservation of the Tomb of Anen
Series:
Conservation work in progress
Location:
Thebes, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Luxor, Egypt, and Al Uqşur
Time Period:
New Kingdom and 18th Dynasty
Topic:
Amenhotep III, King of Egypt | Tiyi, Queen of Egypt, Otherness, and Art, Ancient--Egypt
Cultural Object:
Painting, Tombs--Egypt, Paint, Walls, Mural painting and decoration, Painting, Tombs--Egypt, Paint, Walls, Mural painting and decoration, Painting, Tombs--Egypt, Paint, Walls, and Mural painting and decoration
Fieldwork activities:
assembling(additive and joining process), infills (filled lacunae areas), cleaning, conservation (process), frames (protective furnishings), Syncretic conservation, construction, adhesives, personnel, excavation (process), assembling(additive and joining process), infills (filled lacunae areas), cleaning, conservation (process), frames (protective furnishings), Syncretic conservation, construction, adhesives, personnel, excavation (process), assembling(additive and joining process), infills (filled lacunae areas), cleaning, conservation (process), frames (protective furnishings), Syncretic conservation, construction, adhesives, personnel, and excavation (process)
Genre:
black-and-white photographs, relief (sculpture techniques), and mural paintings (visual works)
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:
The tomb was commissioned for Anen, an ancient Egyptian priest who served under the reign of Amenhotep III, King of Egypt. ARCE supported a restoration project for the tomb, focused on the tomb’s wall paintings and its overall structural integrity. The project was directed by archaeologist Lyla Pinch-Brock; team members included project architect Nicholas Warner, conservator Ewa Parandowska, photographer and field assistant Edwin C. Brock, and photographer Francis Dzikowski.
Funding Agency:
Conservation of the monument was funded through the American Research Center in Egypt's Egyptian Antiquities Project (ARCE-EAP) under United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Grant No. 263-G-00-93-00089-00 (formerly 263-0000-G-00-308900).
Abstract:
Fragment retrieval, reinstallation, and reconstruction