Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean

The niches of the Vestibule of the Royal Mortuary Cult Complex of the Temple of Hatshepsut in Deir el-Bahari

2015, 24, No. 2

Mariusz Caban

Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Architecture

Wrocław University of Technology, Faculty of Architecture

DOI

10.5604/01.3001.0010.0175

Publication date

31.01.2016

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open access

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CC BY 4.0 Int.

Field

Humanities

Discipline

archeology

Language of publication

English

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Abstract

The article is about damages to the architecture and wall decoration of niches in the Vestibule of Hatshepsut in the Royal Mortuary Cult Complex. Traces of ancient repairs may be discerned in the distorted layers of limestone blocks and deformed relief. The nature of this restoration indicates that it took place once the sculpting of the reliefs had been completed but before the painting. The reasons for this can be related to the short building time of the temple.

Keywords:

Deir el-Bahari,Temple of Hatshepsut,Royal Mortuary Cult Complex,architecture

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