Egypt
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine el-Aref)
- Tt391 Karabasken Photos By Richard Sellicks
Luxor News Blog Thanks to Jane Akshar for posting more of Richard's photographs, this time of TT391, the tomb of Karbasken (Mayor of Thebes and Fourth Priest of Amun) who lived during the reign of Shabaka of the 25th Dynasty. The tomb was first discovered...
- Lecture Notes: South Assasif Project - Dr Elena Pischikova
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- A Visit To Early Kushite Tombs Of South Asasif
Luxor News Blog (Jane Akshar) As a bit of background reading do have a look at this link http://www.britishmuseum.org/pdf/Pischikova_a.pdf not only does it fully describe the tomb and general area but it also has some great photographs. Obviously I was...
- Graeco-roman Tombs, An Intact Coffin, Ptolemaic Coins And Whale Bones
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) This month has proved very fruitful for the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA). Three of its excavation missions, in Isamilia, Bahariya Oasis and Fayoum have all uncovered distinguished Roman treasures that reveal more...
- Tomb Of Karakhamun
Archaeologists working on behalf of the South Asasif Conservation project have been excavating the Asasif cemetery near Thebes with full knowledge that the tomb of the twenty fifth dynasty official Karakhamun was in the area. The tomb had been documented...
Egypt
More on rediscovered 25th Dynasty tomb of Karakhamun
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine el-Aref)
Pischikova said the tomb of priest Karakhamun was discovered in the 19th century in an unstable condition. It continued to deteriorate, and only parts of it were accessible to visitors in the early 1970s. Later it collapsed and was buried under the sand. In 2006 the ACP mission rediscovered the tomb and since then has been carrying out conservation work.
"Karakhamun's tomb is one of the most beautiful tombs of the 25th Dynasty because of the preservation of the colour and the unique quality of the scenes," Pischikova said. "Now," she continued, "the team is consolidating every fragment of the decoration found in the debris. The rest of the tomb must then be cleared of debris, the decorations consolidated and cleaned while the pillared are reinforced. Our final goal is to reconstruct the tomb in situ after restoring and placing all its fragments back to its original place."
Pischikova told Al-Ahram Weekly that one of the most beautiful scenes inside the tomb is found under Karakhamun's chair carved on the north section of the tomb's east wall. It features a dog skillfully carved with sharpness and precision.
- Tt391 Karabasken Photos By Richard Sellicks
Luxor News Blog Thanks to Jane Akshar for posting more of Richard's photographs, this time of TT391, the tomb of Karbasken (Mayor of Thebes and Fourth Priest of Amun) who lived during the reign of Shabaka of the 25th Dynasty. The tomb was first discovered...
- Lecture Notes: South Assasif Project - Dr Elena Pischikova
Luxor News Blog (Jane Akshar) Thanks Jane. Mummification Museum Lecture, Luxor South Assasif Project - Dr Elena Pischikova Nespakashuty TT 312 late Twenty sixth Dynasty tomb Back in 2005 when Dr Elena was coming to the end of her excavation of Nespakashuty...
- A Visit To Early Kushite Tombs Of South Asasif
Luxor News Blog (Jane Akshar) As a bit of background reading do have a look at this link http://www.britishmuseum.org/pdf/Pischikova_a.pdf not only does it fully describe the tomb and general area but it also has some great photographs. Obviously I was...
- Graeco-roman Tombs, An Intact Coffin, Ptolemaic Coins And Whale Bones
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) This month has proved very fruitful for the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA). Three of its excavation missions, in Isamilia, Bahariya Oasis and Fayoum have all uncovered distinguished Roman treasures that reveal more...
- Tomb Of Karakhamun
Archaeologists working on behalf of the South Asasif Conservation project have been excavating the Asasif cemetery near Thebes with full knowledge that the tomb of the twenty fifth dynasty official Karakhamun was in the area. The tomb had been documented...