DOI issue:
Egypt
DOI article:Pawlicki, Franciszek: Hatshepsut Temple: conservation an preservation project 1994/5
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.26390#0074
was restored. The restoration of the iintei above the so called
"window of appearance" led to the interpretation of the room
situated to the south of the wah as a slaughtering room. The right
jamb of the entrance leading to the undecorated room was restored
using original blocks inscribed with a typical inscription containing
the king's names and epithets. Considering that the re-erected
inside face of the southern wall was also the back of the passage to
the Royal Cult Complex, it was decided to restore it in twofold
technique conditioned by structural requirements. The missing
lintel of the entrance was restored in new limestone and joined to
the western section of the wall. An original decorated block
attributed to the central scene just above the lintel permitted the
position of courses on either side of the entrance to be fixed, thus
anchoring the present restoration.
Parallel with the rebuilding of the southern wall of the Upper
Court, the entrance to the Royal Cult Complex also underwent
restoration. Its western wall was partly reintegrated in the previous
season. The outlined representation of Senenmut is the sole
decoration of this wall. Four original stones were added to the
eastern wall of the passage. The decoration was composed of one
scene showing King Tuthmosis III being led by the god Amun and
goddess Hathor towards the shrine. Two blocks from the topmost
course determined the height of the passage.
The rebuilding of the passage to the complex of royal chapels
necessitated the restoration of the bottom courses of the eastern
section of the northern wall of the Royal Cult Complex. The
blocks were heavily eroded and disintegrated owing to the action
of prolonged humidity, presumably during the Coptic Period.
There were two layers of crystallized salts running parallel to the
surface and consisting mainly of chloride with an admixture of
gypsum, with several additional russet stains on the surface
resulting from chemical erosion. The salts were removed and the
stone structure was reinforced with silicon-organic agents. Three
original stones decorated in sunk relief were additionally replaced
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"window of appearance" led to the interpretation of the room
situated to the south of the wah as a slaughtering room. The right
jamb of the entrance leading to the undecorated room was restored
using original blocks inscribed with a typical inscription containing
the king's names and epithets. Considering that the re-erected
inside face of the southern wall was also the back of the passage to
the Royal Cult Complex, it was decided to restore it in twofold
technique conditioned by structural requirements. The missing
lintel of the entrance was restored in new limestone and joined to
the western section of the wall. An original decorated block
attributed to the central scene just above the lintel permitted the
position of courses on either side of the entrance to be fixed, thus
anchoring the present restoration.
Parallel with the rebuilding of the southern wall of the Upper
Court, the entrance to the Royal Cult Complex also underwent
restoration. Its western wall was partly reintegrated in the previous
season. The outlined representation of Senenmut is the sole
decoration of this wall. Four original stones were added to the
eastern wall of the passage. The decoration was composed of one
scene showing King Tuthmosis III being led by the god Amun and
goddess Hathor towards the shrine. Two blocks from the topmost
course determined the height of the passage.
The rebuilding of the passage to the complex of royal chapels
necessitated the restoration of the bottom courses of the eastern
section of the northern wall of the Royal Cult Complex. The
blocks were heavily eroded and disintegrated owing to the action
of prolonged humidity, presumably during the Coptic Period.
There were two layers of crystallized salts running parallel to the
surface and consisting mainly of chloride with an admixture of
gypsum, with several additional russet stains on the surface
resulting from chemical erosion. The salts were removed and the
stone structure was reinforced with silicon-organic agents. Three
original stones decorated in sunk relief were additionally replaced
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