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Karnak Mudbrick Wall EG074903jhp Mudbrick enclosure wall pan bedding Karnak temple Egyptian construction Nectanebo attributed as the builder of this surrounding this huge religious temple complex located on the East Bank fo the River Nile at Luxor. Pan bedding was a technique where the bricks mirrored the ground levels and it is also possible to see how additons where made and other areas strengthened as seen towards the top centre. This part of the enclosure wall is at the northern corner and is behind the Open Air Museum. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, River, Nile, east, Bank, Thebes, Waset, Ipetisut, Karnak, Temple, enclosure, wall, mudbrick, bricks, pan, bedding, layers, construction, techniques, workmanship, skills, six, gates, custodians, entrance, landscape, history, archaeology, Nectanebo, builder
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Collection: Karnak Temple
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Karnak Mudbrick Wall EG074903jhp
Upload Date: 2005-04-20 09:26:03
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Mudbrick enclosure wall pan bedding Karnak temple Egyptian construction Nectanebo

attributed as the builder of this surrounding this huge religious temple complex located on the East Bank fo the River Nile at Luxor. Pan bedding was a technique where the bricks mirrored the ground levels and it is also possible to see how additons where made and other areas strengthened as seen towards the top centre. This part of the enclosure wall is at the northern corner and is behind the Open Air Museum.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, River, Nile, east, Bank, Thebes, Waset, Ipetisut, Karnak, Temple, enclosure, wall, mudbrick, bricks, pan, bedding, layers, construction, techniques, workmanship, skills, six, gates, custodians, entrance, landscape, history, archaeology, Nectanebo, builder