During the upcoming PCMA Seminar, Dr. Patryk Chudzik (PCMA UW), Anna Duda-Maczuga (Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw), Wojciech Myjak (freelance), Anna Kudzia (freelance) and Kacper Prus (Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw) will deliver a lecture: “Restoration work in the Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari”.
Abstract: This lecture will summarize the current restoration work undertaken by the Polish-Egyptian expedition at the temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari. Monumental realizations such as the osiride statues on the third terrace, the colossal statue of Hatshepsut, and the statue of Amenhotep I will be presented.
It will be impossible to miss the reconstructed sphinxes, which will be presented along with an element of the concept for the future restoration of part of the avenue of sphinxes on the lower terrace, whose project includes the reconstruction of four more sculptures. In addition, the lecture will cover other smaller objects from later periods of the temple’s life, from Ptolemaic stone sarcophagi, a decorated sandstone slab from the Ramesside period, to elements of stone architecture from the time of the Coptic church’s activities at the temple of Hatshepsut, which have been restored in cooperation with the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. In addition, the results of the expedition’s cooperation with Egyptian conservators will be presented in the form of reconstructed vestibule niches in the Complex of the Royal Cult.
The seminar will be held on Thursday, 5th of June, at 2 pm (Warsaw time) on the Zoom platform.
To receive the link, 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.