Jean-Claude Golvin

Hermopolis Magna, the center

Type

Drawing

Equipment used

Watercolor;Blue ink;Black ink;Pink ink;Graphite;Paper

Dimensions

34.9 x 50.2 cm (Overall) 25.3 x 28 cm (Drawing)

Period

Geographical area

Location or theme

Hermopolis Magna

Miscellaneous

Presentation :

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Aerial view of the center of Hermopolis Magna. The drawing is in landscape format. It is organized within a frame drawn in ink. Traces of watercolor and inscriptions are visible in the margins. Inscriptions appear on the reverse.
The city appears in the upper left-hand corner. Sacred buildings stand in the center of the drawing, within several fortified enclosures. The New Kingdom Temple of Thoth runs lengthwise (north-south). To its right is the Temple of Amun of Sety II (east-west). The first pylon of the Dynasty 30 Temple of Thoth can be seen in the upper right-hand corner.

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