Jean-Claude Golvin

Gebel Silsileh, the quarries

Type

Drawing

Equipment used

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

Dimensions

73 x 50.4 cm (Overall) 71 x 46 cm (Drawing)

Period

antiquity

Geographical area

Location or theme

Gebel Silsileh

Miscellaneous

Presentation :

Aerial view of the Gebel Silsileh quarries. The drawing is in portrait format. It is organized within a frame drawn in ink. Traces of watercolor are visible in the margins. Inscriptions appear on the reverse.
In the foreground, on either side of the Nile, are the open-pit and hillside quarries. The quarry faces and benches are clearly visible. A small port, with boats moored alongside, is used to transport the quarried blocks. In the distance, a green plain unfolds.

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