DOI issue:
Egypt
DOI article:Kołątaj, Wojciech: Kom el-Dikka: preservation work 1995-1996
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.41241#0016
(northern part of the auditorium) was replaced with new ones
made in Helwan limestone (12 seats). According to observations
made over an extended period of time, this kind of stone is best
suited to the climatic conditions in Alexandria. It is a cohesive
limestone, containing relatively small amount of loams which are
usually the principal cause of the rapid deterioration of stone
in a humid climate.
A base of Helwan limestone was prepared and the anastylosis
of two big pieces of columns in the Portico was completed. Two
separate sections of one of these columns were assembled using
an epoxy-based putty with granite filler (crystalline fraction), since
the losses in joint surfaces made proper, stable connections
impossible. The whole operation was carried out manually
following a method described in former reports.
BATHS
The full reconstruction of the third buttress of the southern
outer wall of the baths was carried out. A fragment of ancient wall
previously dismantled for safety reasons was reassembled in its
original position. Large portions of the foundations (removed
in the Middle Ages) as well as walls of the vaulted entrance to the
underground service area were reconstructed. The missing
fragment of the vault will be restored in the next season
in preparation for tracing a tourist walkway leading to the
underground area from a lower level in the future.
A fragment of the foundations of the main gate opening of
the southern passage was reconstructed, thus protecting the
remains of the gate and the adjacent vaults of the underground
service area.
A single big piece of the column flanking the eastern
entrance of the southern passage was re-erected. The column was
mounted on a base that had been prepared in the last season.
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made in Helwan limestone (12 seats). According to observations
made over an extended period of time, this kind of stone is best
suited to the climatic conditions in Alexandria. It is a cohesive
limestone, containing relatively small amount of loams which are
usually the principal cause of the rapid deterioration of stone
in a humid climate.
A base of Helwan limestone was prepared and the anastylosis
of two big pieces of columns in the Portico was completed. Two
separate sections of one of these columns were assembled using
an epoxy-based putty with granite filler (crystalline fraction), since
the losses in joint surfaces made proper, stable connections
impossible. The whole operation was carried out manually
following a method described in former reports.
BATHS
The full reconstruction of the third buttress of the southern
outer wall of the baths was carried out. A fragment of ancient wall
previously dismantled for safety reasons was reassembled in its
original position. Large portions of the foundations (removed
in the Middle Ages) as well as walls of the vaulted entrance to the
underground service area were reconstructed. The missing
fragment of the vault will be restored in the next season
in preparation for tracing a tourist walkway leading to the
underground area from a lower level in the future.
A fragment of the foundations of the main gate opening of
the southern passage was reconstructed, thus protecting the
remains of the gate and the adjacent vaults of the underground
service area.
A single big piece of the column flanking the eastern
entrance of the southern passage was re-erected. The column was
mounted on a base that had been prepared in the last season.
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