Jean-Claude Golvin

Dakhla, Balat, Qila el Daba necropolis

Type

Drawing

Equipment used

Black ink, Blue ink, Collage, Gouache (highlights), Graphite, Paper, Watercolor

Dimensions

62.2 x 75 cm (Overall) 56.2 x 70 cm (Drawing)

Period

antiquity

Geographical area

Location or theme

Dakhla Oasis

Miscellaneous

Presentation :

Aerial view of the Qila el Daba necropolis by night. The drawing is in landscape format. It is cut out and pasted onto another sheet, depicting a starry sky. Inscriptions appear on the reverse.
The drawing shows the Dakhla oasis under a starry night sky. The mastabas of the Ancien Régime governors, surrounded by secondary tombs, can be seen in the night landscape.

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