Deir el-Bahari: Temple of Thutmosis III (Egypt), 2017

DEIR EL-BAHARI: TEMPLE OF TUTHMOSIS III

Branch of the Polish-Egyptian Archaeological and Conservation Mission to the Hatshepsut Temple at Deir el-Bahari.

Dates of work: November 2017

Team:

Director: Dr. Monika Dolińska (National Museum in Warsaw)
SCA representative: Madame Abla Abd el-Haq
Egyptologists: Janina Wiercińska (National Museum in Warsaw), Nathalie Beaux (IFAO)
Photographer: Zbigniew Doliński (National Museum in Warsaw)
Architect: Mariusz Caban (PhD candidate, Wrocław University of Science and Technology)

Ongoing work on the theoretical reconstruction of various temple chambers based on a reconstruction of the painted relief wall decoration. The team proceeded with a program of checking reconstruction drawings against surviving block fragments, coupled with a complementary project of high quality professional photography supporting a series of photomontages of selected parts of the decoration. The reconstruction of the Hypostyle Hall, Sanctuary, and Rooms D, G and H is nearing completion, in preparation for the final publication.

Text: Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean 27/1

Contact
M. Dolińska: mdolinska(at)mnw.art.pl