Conservation and restoration of the sandstone stele of Tia found at Deir el-Bahari: a field report

The paper describes the process of conservation and restoration of a severely damaged polychrome stone slab decorated in sunken relief. The slab was found broken into over 30 fragments in a Third Intermediate Period tomb on the third terrace of the Temple of Hatshepsut in Deir el-Bahari during the 2...

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Main Author: Kacper Prus
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Language:deu
Published: University of Warsaw Press 2024-12-01
Series:Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean
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Online Access:http://pam-journal.pl/gicid/01.3001.0054.9215
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description The paper describes the process of conservation and restoration of a severely damaged polychrome stone slab decorated in sunken relief. The slab was found broken into over 30 fragments in a Third Intermediate Period tomb on the third terrace of the Temple of Hatshepsut in Deir el-Bahari during the 2005/2006 season of the Polish-Egyptian Archaeological and Conservation Expedition at the Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari. The sandstone relief depicts Ramesses II and the official Tia as the main figures. The stele was in a state of advanced degradation, to a point of powdering of the stone surfaces. It was first cleaned and consolidated using a silico-organic preparation. Then, the remains of polychromy were reinforced, the slab was reassembled from the fragments, and the gaps between them were filled. Lastly, the object was prepared for future display in the Temple at Deir el-Bahari. The treatments performed allowed for the restoration of the esthetic and historical value of this artifact dating from the Nineteenth Dynasty.
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spelling doaj-art-41a9cc9d76244f2eaffae0e4bd9be24e2025-02-06T09:05:30ZdeuUniversity of Warsaw PressPolish Archaeology in the Mediterranean1234-54152083-537X2024-12-0133Regular Issue271280https://doi.org/10.37343/uw.2083-537X.pam33.1401.3001.0054.9215Conservation and restoration of the sandstone stele of Tia found at Deir el-Bahari: a field reportKacper Prus0Academy of Fine Arts in WarsawThe paper describes the process of conservation and restoration of a severely damaged polychrome stone slab decorated in sunken relief. The slab was found broken into over 30 fragments in a Third Intermediate Period tomb on the third terrace of the Temple of Hatshepsut in Deir el-Bahari during the 2005/2006 season of the Polish-Egyptian Archaeological and Conservation Expedition at the Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari. The sandstone relief depicts Ramesses II and the official Tia as the main figures. The stele was in a state of advanced degradation, to a point of powdering of the stone surfaces. It was first cleaned and consolidated using a silico-organic preparation. Then, the remains of polychromy were reinforced, the slab was reassembled from the fragments, and the gaps between them were filled. Lastly, the object was prepared for future display in the Temple at Deir el-Bahari. The treatments performed allowed for the restoration of the esthetic and historical value of this artifact dating from the Nineteenth Dynasty.http://pam-journal.pl/gicid/01.3001.0054.9215stone conservationTemple of HatshepsutsandstonerestorationTiaRamesses II
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Conservation and restoration of the sandstone stele of Tia found at Deir el-Bahari: a field report
Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean
stone conservation
Temple of Hatshepsut
sandstone
restoration
Tia
Ramesses II
title Conservation and restoration of the sandstone stele of Tia found at Deir el-Bahari: a field report
title_full Conservation and restoration of the sandstone stele of Tia found at Deir el-Bahari: a field report
title_fullStr Conservation and restoration of the sandstone stele of Tia found at Deir el-Bahari: a field report
title_full_unstemmed Conservation and restoration of the sandstone stele of Tia found at Deir el-Bahari: a field report
title_short Conservation and restoration of the sandstone stele of Tia found at Deir el-Bahari: a field report
title_sort conservation and restoration of the sandstone stele of tia found at deir el bahari a field report
topic stone conservation
Temple of Hatshepsut
sandstone
restoration
Tia
Ramesses II
url http://pam-journal.pl/gicid/01.3001.0054.9215
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