Jean-Claude Golvin

Dakhla, Aïn el Birbaya, the temple

Type

Drawing

Equipment used

Black ink, Graphite, Paper

Dimensions

30.1 × 40 cm (Overall) 22.7 × 33.1 cm (Drawing)

Period

antiquity

Geographical area

Location or theme

Ain al-Birbaya

Miscellaneous

Presentation :

Aerial view of the Aïn El Birbaya Dakhla temple. The drawing is in landscape format. It is organized within a graphite frame. The reverse side features inscriptions.
The temple stands at the entrance to an oasis, inside an enclosure with a monumental gate. A portico gives access to the covered halls. On one of its sides, a crater is depicted in an enclosure, a well. Palm trees surround it.

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