Jean-Claude Golvin

Qasr Qaroun, the temple of Sobek

Type

Drawing

Equipment used

Black ink, Blue ink, Graphite, Paper, Watercolor

Dimensions

57.8 x 58.2 cm (Overall) 45.1 x 45.2 cm (Drawing) 57.4 x 57 cm (Framed)

Period

antiquity

Geographical area

Location or theme

Fayoum

Miscellaneous

Presentation :

Flayed view of the Sobek temple in Qars Qaroun. The drawing is in square format. It is organized within a frame drawn in ink. Inscriptions and traces of watercolor are visible in the margins.
The temple is entered through a doorway, preceded by four columns, which gives direct access to a group of fourteen rooms on either side of a wide corridor, decorated with mural paintings.

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