Jean-Claude Golvin

Sidi Mhamed Latrech, a haouanet (tomb)

Type

Drawing

Equipment used

Black ink, Blue ink, Paper, Watercolor

Dimensions

20.2 x 29.5 cm (overall)

Period

antiquity

Geographical area

Location or theme

Sidi Mhamed Latrech

Miscellaneous

Presentation :

Front view of a haouanet from Sidi Mhamed Latrech. The drawing is in landscape format and has no frame. Inscriptions appear on the reverse.
This is a hand-cut funerary grotto. The entrance is through a bay in the cliff, usually closed by a slab, which gives access to a small burial chamber decorated with motifs and niches.

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