ARCE

West wall of ICC, detail of Roman frescoes

Description:
West wall of ICC, detail of Roman frescoes
Physical Description:
2 color photographs and Color 35mm slide
Date Created:
2009-02
Collection:
Luxor Roman Wall Paintings
Series:
Post-conservation
Location:
Luxor, Egypt
Time Period:
Tetrarchy (284-313 AD) and New Kingdom Egypt (1548-1086)
Topic:
Temple of Luxor (Luxor, Egypt), Antiquities, Roman, Fresco painting, Mural painting and decoration, Roman -- Conservation and restoration, and Inscriptions, Egyptian
Genre:
Color photographs, frescoes (paintings), and relief (sculpture techniques)
Local ID:
arce_lrwp_vescovo_S-103_013.tif
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.