ARCE

A talatat block with reliefs before conservation

Description:
A talatat block with reliefs before conservation
Physical Description:
1 color photograph
Photographer:
Image capture by Owen Murray
Date Created:
March 12, 2009
Collection:
Akhenaten Talatat Project Conservation
Series:
Existing conditions before conservation
Location:
Luxor, Egypt, Al Uqşur, and Al Karnak
Time Period:
New Kingdom and 18th Dynasty
Topic:
Egypt--Antiquities, Art, Ancient--Egypt, Relief (Art), Masonry--conservation and restoration, Akhenaten, King of Egypt, and Amenhotep IV
Genre:
color photographs, stonework, and relief (sculpture techniques)
Creative Commons License:
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
Local ID:
arce_ca_atp_projectstaff_146.tif
Project History:
The American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE) managed the implementation of the Akhenaten Talatat Project Conservation. The project’s objective was to clean, conserve, photograph, and record approximately 16,000 talatat blocks found in the Pennsylvania Magazine, a result of King Akhenaten’s reign. Dr. Jocelyn Gohary directed the project with assistant director Dr. Rawya Ismail, and 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:
Conservation of the Akhenaten Talatat blocks in the Pennsylvania magazine was funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Agreement No. 263-A-00-04-00018-00 under the Egyptian Antiquities Project (EAP), and through the administration and facilitation of the American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE).