Hathor's Offering Sold 8x9 Oil on Linen © Margret E. Short 2009 Lessons from the Pharaoh’s Tomb Lawrence Gallery, Portland, Oregon September & October 2009 Hathor's Offering is the smallest in the main collection of twelve paintings and measures 8x9 inches. It was inspired by the beautiful red bowl I purchased in Egypt which has … [Read more...] about Hathor’s Offering
Dendera
Azurite Splendors
I took this photo of spectacular paintings on the ceilings at Dendera Temple. There are traces of a blue green pigment that is possibly azurite. Not much color could be seen on vertical structures presumably because of wear and flaking over the centuries. However many ceilings had color remaining. The intricacies of the design here are … [Read more...] about Azurite Splendors
Dendera, The Temple of Hathor
The ceiling shown in the previous entry is within this Temple of Dendera (above) which is on the west bank of the Nile in Upper Egypt. This temple has a very long history since the earliest dynasties and structures were erected throughout the various occupations. There is a birth chapel, two Roman wells, various churches, the remains of a Roman … [Read more...] about Dendera, The Temple of Hathor
Dendera Temple Ceiling Colors
At several places within the Temple of Dendera the colors from antiquity were visible. Here you can see the remains of a bluish pigment on the ceiling. The ancient Egyptians used two blues. One is the Egyptian blue frit described in an earlier blog entry and the other azurite. It is impossible to tell which was used here without analyzing a … [Read more...] about Dendera Temple Ceiling Colors