During the upcoming PCMA Seminar, in the “Current research at Deir el-Bahari” series, Dr. Anna Konopko (Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw) will present a lecture: “Conservation of textiles in the Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari. Current work and research perspectives”.
Abstract: “Conservation and research work conducted for two previous seasons by conservators of textiles in the Hatshepsut Temple in Deir el-Bahari is mainly focused on a collection of fragments of polychrome shrouds from tombs dating to 10th century BCE, discovered in the Hathor Shrine by The Polish-Egyptian Archaeological and Conservation Expedition led by Dr. Patryk Chudzik in the years 2021–2023. The aforementioned collection consists of over 350 fragments of two types of Roman painted funerary shrouds – one in the Soter type, painted on thin fabrics and dating to the 2nd half of the 2nd century CE and another with modelled faces from the 2nd half of the 3rd century CE.
The goal of current conservation works is preparation for assembling the shrouds. Simultaneously, the technology of the textiles is thoroughly studied to allow correct matching of the pieces. The lecture is going to present the methodology and results of the technical analyses, as well as advances in the conservation treatment of fragments of the shrouds conducted in 2023 and 2024 and plans for the upcoming seasons.”
The seminar will be held on Thursday, 22nd May at 2 pm (Warsaw time) on the Zoom platform.
To receive the link for the whole “Current research at Deir el-Bahari” series, please email: seminarium.pcma@uw.edu.pl
The temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari is considered one of the most important monuments of ancient Egyptian architecture. Since 1961, the temple has been the subject of research and work by a Polish-Egyptian expedition from the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw, whose task is to study the history of this sacred space, its reconstruction and conservation.
As part of this lecture series at the PCMA UW Seminars, members of the Polish-Egyptian expedition will present the results of the latest fieldwork and studies, focusing on archaeological excavations, epigraphic research, as well as restoration and conservation treatments.
The organizer of the series is Dr. Patryk Chudzik from the Department of Egyptian Archaeology PCMA UW. The lectures in this series cover topics related to the latest research conducted by the Polish-Egyptian Archaeological and Conservation Expedition to the Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari.