Jean-Claude Golvin

Gebel Zeit, the galena mines

Type

Drawing

Equipment used

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

Dimensions

40 × 29.6 cm (overall)

Period

antiquity

Geographical area

Location or theme

Gebel el Zeit

Miscellaneous

Presentation :

Flayed view of the Gebel Zeit galena mines. The drawing is in portrait format and has no frame. Inscriptions are visible on the reverse.
In the upper part of the drawing, we can see workers at work on the ground. Leaning over pits, several men pull up baskets filled with galena before loading them onto the backs of mules. The lower part of the drawing shows the underground galleries of the mines. Workers scoop up the ore before bringing it to the surface.

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