METHODS OF CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION SOME PHARAONIC INSCRIPTIONS PRESENTED ON SAND STONE WALLS OF LUXOR TEMPLE INSIDE ABU EL-HAGAG MOSQUE, LUXOR- EGYPT | ||||
| حولية الاتحاد العام للآثاريين العرب "دراسات فى آثار الوطن العربى" | ||||
| Article 103, Volume 14, Issue 1, 2011, Page 197-223 PDF (6.49 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/cguaa.2011.298089 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Anwar Mahran1; Abd El- Hadi Mohammed2 | ||||
| 1Institute of tourism,Hotel management and Restoration AbuQir,Alexandria,Conservation dept | ||||
| 2Faculty of Archaeology, Cairo University ,Conservation dept | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Monumental buildings in various Periods constituted a legacy accumulated and valuable archaeological and architectural point of view, and here we find restorers to repair problem, any of these elements must be restored and displayed, and which can be sacrificed, one of these buildings Luxor Temple is a large ancient Egyptian temple complex located on the East Bank of the River Nile in Luxor today known (Thebes), built the Temple in the era of the modern dynasty in 1400 BC. The temple dedicated to the Triad of God Amun, Mout and Khonso, characterized by accumulation of civilization and temple architecture through the different ages besides elements and spaces added by Hatshepsut, Thutmose III and Ramses II still stands behind the first Coptic Church edifice, Also a Mosque of Abu El-Hagag has been added In the Highest hall of the Temple of Amun Columns. In mid-2007 due to a fire caused damage to elements of the mosque and the temple inside the mosque of Abu Haggag, implementation Restoration and discovering program was accurate to detect texts and inscriptions that were hidden under layers of plaster which was added in later periods and led to distortion and blur this important archaeological items As part of restoration work carried out in the mosque. The murals Include on many ornaments and symbols which is characterized by Historical, artistic and religious value and that will benefit in The History of art and religions, and This research aims to identify the technology of building materials used in the Temple and the effect of environmental conditions on the Architectural, Decorative and Written Elements and present practical methods for restoration and conservation lead to remodeling for discovered elements and realize ability of reading, Through the Tests and Examinations and Tests Materials XRD, SEM, and polarizing Microscope to Identify elements and compounds Consisting of Elements of Materials and Environmental Changes that have Occurred and Assess Physiochemical properties of Materials and that for the work of an information base Useful in how to Develop a Program for the Restoration and Maintenance of building materials and maintain the elements of art, as well as the work of translation of the hieroglyphic inscriptions on the walls of the temple as pregnant woman , Spectacle offerings to the god Amun, and other scenes that have helped the work of mechanical cleaning and chemical detection and easy to read. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Luxor Temple; Abu Haggag mosque; rediscovery; Inscriptions; Ornaments; Analysis; Conservation; cleaning; consolidation; restoration | ||||
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