[HatOb_2288] Block from the wall decoration of the Chapelle Rouge with a scene of the Beautiful Festival of the Valley

Katarzyna Kapiec

Object Category: Architectural element

Object Type: decorated block

Collection: Museum object

Museum: Open-Air Museum, Karnak

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Material: quartzite

Description: Block 291 from the fifth row of the north side depicting a scene of bark of Amun coming back from Deir el-Bahari to Karnak during the Beautiful Festival of the Valley. Thutmose III is depicted on the right side of the boat with an oar, while Hatshepsut is depicted on the left side of the boat facing the shrine on the board.

History: -

Dating: Hatshepsut/Thutmose III

Bibliography:

Larché, François, Burgos, Franck, La chapelle Rouge. Le sanctuaire de barque d’Hatshepsout. I. Fac-similés et photographies des scènes, Paris 2006, 113 nos 241-254
Lacau, Pierre, Chevrier, Henri, Une chapelle d’Hatshepsout à Karnak, Le Caire 1977, 175-182 nos 241-254