Egyptian Tomb Walls Views
All Egyptian reliefs were painted, and less prestigous works in tombs, temples and palaces were just painted on a flat surface. Stone surfaces were prepared by whitewash, or if rough, a layer of coarse mud plaster, with a smoother gesso layer above; some finer limestones could take paint directly. Pigments were mostly mineral, chosen to withstand strong sunlight without fading. The binding medium used in painting remains unclear: egg tempera and various gums and resins have been suggested. It is clear that true fresco, painted into a thin layer of wet plaster, was not used. Instead the paint was applied to dried plaster, in what is called fresco a secco in Italian. After painting a varnish or resin protective coating was usually applied, and many paintings with some exposure to the elements have survived remarkably well, although those on fully exposed walls rarely have.[3] Small objects including wooden statuettes were often painted using similar techniques.
The basic principles of the Ancient Egyptian tomb represent the actual voyage of the spirit as it leaves the body. The design of the royal Ancient Egyptian tomb corresponds to the standard near-death experience. Similarities include: Being sucked up in a long tunnel (The tombs have a tunnel) Meeting angels who function as guides or companions to the person, through the tunnel, on their journey to unite with a bright Light [The Egyptian tunnel is decorated with different neteru (angels of God) guiding the deceased person through the voyage until transformation is completed and unification with Ra (the Light) occurs.] Seeing their whole life reviewed and evaluated (Judgment Day scene is depicted on the walls of the tombs.) The tombs of the kings are spiritual in their entirety. They represent stages of transformation, in symbolic and metaphorical form, of the soul in its journey to resurrection and/or reincarnation.
In 1986, The Egyptian Antiquities Organization and the Getty Conservation Institute combined their efforts to combat the demise of the paintings from the effects of salt, moisture and flooding. The job was both time-consuming and extremely delicate. There was to be no restoration of the paintings; only conservation methods were to be used. In 1987, after thoroughly documenting the tombs' features and decorations, the institute proceeded to temporarily bandage the paintings that were separating from the walls. The conservationists used small bandages of Japanese mulberry bark paper. Then, over a six-year period, the meticulous work continued. The group was able to stabilize the deterioration which had occurred.
Behold, our line of walls for Egyptian themed haunts. Vacuformed Egyptian walls with Hieroglyphs, inspired by the tombs of the Pharaohs. All are cast in durable .090 ABS plastic with a depth from 1/4p" to 1. This panel is a crypt false-door, used to separate the burial chamber from the offering room within the tombs. Based on the false-door of Khut-en-Ptah.
Egyptian Tomb Walls Images
