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An Early Imperial wall painting from the fort of Deir el-Atrash in the Egyptian Eastern Desert

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ID12373885
AutoresJulie Marchand (0000-0003-2931-2852, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, autor correspondente), Joachim Le Bomin (0000-0001-5445-8963, Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale), Adam Bülow-Jacobsen
Ano2022
Volume35
Fascículo2
Páginas713-742
Data de publicação2022-10-03
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Roman Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1047-7594 • E-ISSN: 2331-5709
EditoraCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s1047759422000307
OpenAlexW4300864960
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas4
Referências citadas38

During the 2020 excavation campaign of the French Archaeological Mission to the Egyptian Eastern Desert (MAFDO), the team in charge of the excavation of the Roman fort of Deir el-Atrash uncovered a polychrome painting on one of the original entrance tower gates from the late 1st–early 2nd c. CE. The iconographic program includes, in the top register, a horseman genius and a caravan of dromedaries with its driver. In the lower register, a pattern of vine stalks and leaves occupies the space. This discovery is exceptional, as very few Roman paintings have been preserved in a military context. In addition to depicting a scene of everyday desert life, the supply of the fort, the scene also illustrates the power of the Empire and its presence at its borders

Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Art history · Context (archaeology · Desert (philosophy · Excavation · Genius · Painting · Polychrome · Sculpture · Tower · Visual arts · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Archaeology and Historical Studies · History · Law