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EGYPT'S GOLDEN EMPIRE
BBC2

Production problems in Egypt, where local authorities refused the film crew permission to turn of the strip lights that had been installed for tourists, resulted in the construction of a 1/3 scale model of the Temple of Amun.

Whilst the back wall and plinth were sculpted out of insulation foam, the pillars lining the tomb were made of plaster, cast from silicone moulds, and were, in fact, only two sided.

The statue was a cast resin sculpture, covered in gold leaf.

   

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