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Aswan Nubian Museum Chapel EG052963JHP Aswan Egyptian Nubian Museum Chapel of Usersatet Viceroy of Kush during reign of Amenhotep 11 and was rock hewn beneath Qasr Ibrim in sandstone during 18th Dynasty. The figures represent l-r Goddess Satest, Amenhotep and Horus of Aniba and now housed in this modern air-conditioned building whose foundations were laid in 1986, opened in 1997 and organised through UNESCO. Very low artificial light makes general photography difficult as well as affecting accurate colour balance. This now appears to be the only museum in Egypt where photography is still allowed although it is not easy as the ambient lighting is extremely subdued for conservation reasons. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Aswan, Nubian, Nubia, Museum, exhibit, inside, interior, ancient, chapel, rock, hewn, sandstone, Usersatet, Viceroy, Kush, Amenhotep, Goddess, Satest, Horus, Aniba, landscape
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Photographer: Jim Henderson
Collection: Aswan Nubian Museum
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Aswan Nubian Museum Chapel EG052963JHP
Upload Date: 2005-04-29 06:47:00
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Aswan Egyptian Nubian Museum Chapel of Usersatet Viceroy of Kush

during reign of Amenhotep 11 and was rock hewn beneath Qasr Ibrim in sandstone during 18th Dynasty. The figures represent l-r Goddess Satest, Amenhotep and Horus of Aniba and now housed in this modern air-conditioned building whose foundations were laid in 1986, opened in 1997 and organised through UNESCO. Very low artificial light makes general photography difficult as well as affecting accurate colour balance. This now appears to be the only museum in Egypt where photography is still allowed although it is not easy as the ambient lighting is extremely subdued for conservation reasons.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Aswan, Nubian, Nubia, Museum, exhibit, inside, interior, ancient, chapel, rock, hewn, sandstone, Usersatet, Viceroy, Kush, Amenhotep, Goddess, Satest, Horus, Aniba, landscape