ARCE

Report on Test Cleaning, Roman Wall Paintings in Luxor Temple (November 2005)

Description:
Report on Test Cleaning, Roman Wall Paintings in Luxor Temple (November 2005)
Physical Description:
10 pp.
Author:
De Cesaris, Luigi, 1961-2011 | Sucato, Alberto
Date Created:
Feb-06
Collection:
Luxor Roman Wall Paintings
Series:
Reports, Luxor Roman Paintings
Location:
Luxor, Egypt
Time Period:
Tetrarchy (284-313 AD)
Topic:
Temple of Luxor (Luxor, Egypt), Antiquities, Roman, Fresco painting, and Mural painting and decoration, Roman -- Conservation and restoration
Genre:
Condition reports
Local ID:
arce_lrwp_reports_008.pdf
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.