Jean-Claude Golvin

Jericho, Herod’s racecourse stadium

Type

Drawing

Equipment used

Arches watercolor paper, Black ink, Graphite, Watercolor

Dimensions

56 × 75.7 cm (Overall) 31.1 × 61 cm (Drawing)

Period

antiquity

Geographical area

Location or theme

Jericho

Miscellaneous

Presentation :

Aerial view of Herod’s hippodrome stadium on the Tell el Samarat site in Jericho. The drawing is in landscape format. It is organized within a frame drawn in ink. Traces of watercolor and graphite are visible in the margins. A drawing sketch and inscriptions appear on the reverse.
The racecourse is shown in the center of the drawing. It is rectangular in plan. It is bordered on three sides by porticoed galleries. The right-hand side is enclosed by semicircular stands. Behind the stands is a rectangular building with a central courtyard.

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