Egypt and Libya, March 19 - April 2, 2006 / 20060322f_KarnakLintelCarvedAndPainted
Ruth Milner, rmilner plus web at bookofmarvels dot net
Every lintel stone is intricately carved
and painted. Most of the paint has worn away, but on the undersides it
is still vivid. Our guide told us the ancient Egyptians used paints based
on egg white. Seems to have worked pretty well!
