Jean-Claude Golvin

Tell el Amarna, general view

Type

Drawing

Equipment used

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

Dimensions

69.8 x 99.2 cm (overall)

Period

antiquity

Geographical area

Location or theme

Tell el-Amarna

Miscellaneous

Presentation :

Aerial view of Tell el Amarna. The drawing is in landscape format and has no frame. Inscriptions appear on the reverse.
The town lies in the valley on the eastern bank of the Nile. A long royal road runs through it from north to south. Akhenaten’s palace and the Temple of the Aten stand out among the houses. In the background, surrounded by cultivated fields, lies Hermopolis.

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