The Wall Paintings in Siq al Barid Project (Petra)

The Wall Paintings in Siq al Barid Project (Petra)(Close)

archaeological landmark : Siq Al-Barid, Bayda

Project start :
30-06-2009
End of project :
01-08-2009
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Petra National Trust PNT
Courtauld Institute Of Art ,University Of London

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Stephen Rickerpy
Lisa Shekedu

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The drawings in the colored cave date back to the first half of the first century BC and are among the most beautiful and complex pieces of such rare Nabataean art and are of special importance to the history of art in terms of the techniques used in drawing them, which increases their rarity and enhances their value in understanding the Nabataean civilization. Therefore, it was necessary to preserve what is present by restoring and cleaning and protecting the site from deliberate vandalism by people. Archaeologists believe that these drawings date back to the first half of the first century BC and are among the most beautiful and complex pieces of such rare Nabataean art and are of special importance to the history of art in terms of the techniques used in drawing them, which increases their rarity and enhances their value in understanding the Nabataean civilization. Therefore, it was necessary to preserve what is present by restoring and cleaning and protecting the site from deliberate vandalism by people.

The techniques used

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Materials used

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