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Technical Analysis Report, Conservation of Roman Wall Paitings in Luxor Temple (November - December 2006)

Description:
Technical Analysis Report, Conservation of Roman Wall Paitings in Luxor Temple (November - December 2006)
Physical Description:
38 pages
Author:
Poggi, Domenico
Date Created:
March 2007
Language:
English
Collection:
Luxor Roman Wall Paintings
Series:
ICC
Location:
Luxor, Egypt
Time Period:
Tetrarchy (284-313 AD)
Topic:
Fresco painting, Antiquities, Roman, Temple of Luxor (Luxor, Egypt), and Mural painting and decoration, Roman--Conservation and restoration
Genre:
technical reports
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).