Jean-Claude Golvin

Aswan, granite quarry, beginning extraction of an obelisk

Type

Drawing

Equipment used

Black ink, Paper, Watercolor

Dimensions

21 x 26 cm (Overall) 13.8 x 12.5 cm (Drawing) 24 x 32 cm (Framed)

Period

antiquity

Geographical area

Location or theme

Aswan

Miscellaneous

Presentation :

Peeling view of an obelisk extraction scene. The drawing is in square format. It is framed in ink.
The scene depicts the first phase in the extraction of an obelisk. Several workers stand in a trench, hammering away at the stone with a hammering ball.

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