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Framework for temporary wooden floor in place, north of central pit, looking west

Description:
Framework for temporary wooden floor in place, north of central pit, looking west
Date Created:
July, 2001
Collection:
Ramesses VI (KV9) Sarcophagus Conservation
Series:
Conservation work in progress
Location:
Luxor, Egypt, Al Uqşur, and Kings, Valley of the
Time Period:
New Kingdom and 20th Dynasty
Topic:
Art, Ancient--Egypt, Afterlife, Tombs--Egypt, Funerary monuments, Mural painting and decoration, Sarcophagi, and Ramesses VI, King of Egypt
Genre:
color photographs and general views
Conservation Note:
The presence of a large rough rectangular pit in the center of the floor of the burial chamber has always made movement difficult between the two platforms to the north and south. It was felt that a temporary wood platform at the west end of this pit, in communication with the permanent wood platform to the north would be necessary to make movement safe in this area as well as to provide a staging platform for fragments awaiting assembly. A wooden ramp was necessary to reach the north platform from the central floor. For more information on the installation of temporary wooden platforms, see section IV.3 in the Final Report.
Creative Commons License:
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
Rights Statement:
Users must agree to abide by the terms and conditions of the CC BY NC SA license before using ARCE materials and must provide the following credit line: "Reproduction courtesy of the American Research Center in Egypt, Inc. (ARCE). This project was funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)."
Local ID:
arce_ca_srvi_images_0167.tif
Funding Agency:
Ramesses VI (KV9) Sarcophagus Conservation project was made possible with funding by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Grant No. 263-G-00-93-0089-00 (formerly 263-0000-G-00-3089-00) and administered by the Egyptian Antiquities Project (EAP) of the American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE).