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South wall of imperial cult chamber before conservation

Description:
South wall of imperial cult chamber before conservation
Physical Description:
57 black and white photographs and Black and white 35mm prints
Author:
Kobylecky, Yarko
Date Created:
November 2005 - April 2006
Collection:
Luxor Roman Wall Paintings
Series:
ICC South Wall
Location:
Luxor, Egypt
Time Period:
Tetrarchy, Late Roman Period, and New Kingdom
Topic:
Diocletian, Emperor of Rome, 245-313, Maximian, Emperor of Rome, approximately 240-310, Amenhoptep III, King of Egypt, Constantius I, Emperor of Rome, -306, Galerius, Emperor of Rome, approximately 260-313, Imperialism in art, ankhs, Hathor (Egyptian deity), scepters, Osiris, Emperors, Thrones in art, Decoration and ornament, ceremonial objects, Geometric designs, Deities, Royalty, Borders, Ornamental (Decorative arts), Offerings in art, Layered histories--material, Egyptian hieroglyphs, Art, Greco-Roman, Altered in antiquity, Amon (Egyptian deity), Horus (Egyptian deity), Lotus in art, ~| Rome--Officials and employees, eye of Horus, Pharaohs, and Art, Ancient--Egypt
Cultural Object:
Mural painting and decoration, Painting, Columns, Fresco painting, Relief (Art), Apses (Architecture), Temples, opus sectile (visual works), Inscriptions, Niches (Architecture), Mural painting and decoration, Painting, Columns, Fresco painting, Relief (Art), Apses (Architecture), Temples, opus sectile (visual works), Inscriptions, and Niches (Architecture)
Genre:
black-and-white photographs
References:
Nelson number: 172. "Reliefs and Inscriptions at Luxor Temple, Vol. 2," The Epigraphic Survey, The Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago. https://oi.uchicago.edu/research/publications/oip/reliefs-and-inscriptions-luxor-temple-volume-2-facade-portals-upper
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:
Amenhotep III was responsible for constructing the greater part of the present Luxor Temple around 1400 BCE. Under Diocletian, Emperor of Rome, 245-313, the first Tetrarchy transformed the temple site, including one of the temple’s offering halls into what is now known as the imperial cult chamber. In the early 2000s, ARCE conducted several site visits to Luxor to extensively document the grounds and undertake conversation efforts for the Roman frescoes present in that chamber.
Funding Agency:
The conservation of Roman frescoes in the imperial cult chamber of the Luxor temple was made possible with funding by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Grant No. 263-G-00-93-00089-00 and administered by the Egyptian Antiquities Project (EAP) of the American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE).