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Project staff group picture with sarcophagus lid

Description:
Project staff group picture with sarcophagus lid
Date Created:
June, 2003
Collection:
Ramesses VI (KV9) Sarcophagus Conservation
Series:
Post-conservation
Location:
Luxor, Egypt, Al Uqşur, and Kings, Valley of the
Time Period:
New Kingdom and 20th Dynasty
Topic:
Art, Ancient--Egypt, Sarcophagi, Fragmentation--Antiquities, Relief (Art), Tombs--Egypt, Funerary monuments, and Ramesses VI, King of Egypt
Genre:
color photographs
Conservation Note:
The lid platform was placed on the sloping floor of the rear niche as had originally been suggested in the initial proposal. The results from an aesthetic point of view were striking. The lid assembly would be visible to visitors from as far back as the entrance to the first pillared hall, and would draw their attention down into the burial chamber. The symbolism of the scene on the wall at the rear of the niche, showing the solar boat lifted out of the waters of creation at dawn was also evocative, with the lid placed directly in front of this theme of resurrection.For more information on the selection of a display side for the lid, see section VI.6 in the Final Report.
Copyright Status:
copyrighted
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)."
Local ID:
arce_ca_srvi_images_0531.tif
Funding Agency:
Ramesses VI (KV9) Sarcophagus Conservation project was made possible with funding by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Grant No. 263-G-00-93-0089-00 (formerly 263-0000-G-00-3089-00) and administered by the Egyptian Antiquities Project (EAP) of the American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE).