Evaluating the efficiency of nanomaterials in the Consolidation of the internal structure of the Diorite Monuments applied on the statues of Sekhmet – Mut Temple – Luxor – Egypt

Muhammad Ismail, Badawy; Ahmed Abdel Tawab, Nabil; Mohamed Mubarak, Karem; Abdel Rahim Ahmed, Fatma

doi:10.21608/ijmsac.2021.223981

Evaluating the efficiency of nanomaterials in the Consolidation of the internal structure of the Diorite Monuments applied on the statues of Sekhmet – Mut Temple – Luxor – Egypt

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Professor of Archeology Restoration and Heritage Preservation and Dean of the Faculty of Archeology - Luxor University

² Professor and Head of Archeology Treatment and Conservation Department - Faculty of Archeology - Zagazig University

³ Assistant Professor of Geology - College of Science - South Valley University

⁴ Master's in Restoration and Conservation of Archeology- Faculty of Archeology - South Valley University

10.21608/ijmsac.2021.223981

Abstract

Diorite is a large-grained igneous rock with a black hue that
consists primarily of plagioclase and hornblende, as well as
biotite. "Wadi Umm Shegilet, Wadi Umm Balad, Wadi Umm
Barud, Wadi Fatiri El – Bayda" are the most important quarries
utilised in ancient Egypt, as I indicated. The diorite stone was
utilised in the Karnak Temple's Queen Hatshepsut's palace and
the Temple of Mutt's goddess Sekhmet's sculptures. King
Amenhotep III of the Eighteenth Dynasty built this temple (1375
- 1411 BC).
These Karnak temples are connected by Avenue of
Sphinxes or The King’s Festivities Road, which is flanked on
both sides by Sphinx statues and runs from south to north
between Karnak and Luxor temples, covering a distance of 3
kilometres and is the most damaged. A mystical lake in the shape
of a horse exists.

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