Jean-Claude Golvin

Abydos, the Osireion

Type

Drawing

Equipment used

Black ink, Graphite (traces), Paper, Watercolor

Dimensions

25.5 × 36.4 cm (Overall) 17.4 × 28.4 cm (Drawing)

Period

antiquity

Geographical area

Location or theme

Abydos

Miscellaneous

Presentation :

Flayed view of the Osireion at Abydos. The drawing is in landscape format. It is organized within a frame drawn in ink.
The drawing shows the ground plan and elevation. The cenotaph is buried. The center of the room is raised. Access is via two staircases, flanked by pillars. Several quadrangular niches are arranged around the moat.

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