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Egypt > Abu Simbel (3 files)

Photographs of the Great Temple of Ramses 11 at Abu Simbel and those of his wife's temple of Nefertari with some interior images as well.
Abu Simbel Statues EG051398JHP Abu Simbel Great Temple Ramses head face beards carved stone from two of the four huge rock carved statues of Ramses 11, these are the right hand ones facing the temple, at what was once a River Nile site but now reconstructed in a mammoth UNESCO rescue project in the 1960’s and housed in an artificial hill high enough to save it from the total flooding with the creation of Lake Nasser. Keywords: Egypt, ancient, Egyptian, Lake Nasser, River Nile, Nubia, Abu Simbel, rock, carved, huge, Great Temple, landscape, Ramses, Ramasses, Ramesses, heads, faces, righthand, side, graffiti, pharaoh, seated, history, antiquity, archaeology, Egyptology, UNESCO, cliff, colourful, colorful, colours, colors
Abu Simbel Face EG051410JHP Abu Simbel Great Temple huge rock carved statue face closeup Ramses 11 at what was once a River Nile site but now reconstructed in a mammoth UNESCO rescue project in the 1960’s and housed in an artificial hill high enough to save it from the total flooding with the creation of Lake Nasser. Keywords: Egypt, ancient, Egyptian, Lake Nasser, River Nile, Nubia, Abu Simbel, rock, carved, huge, Great Temple, landscape, Ramses, Ramasses, Ramesses, face, nose, eyes, mouth, beard, closeup, pharaoh, seated, history, antiquity, archaeology, Egyptology, UNESCO, cliff
Abu Simbel Face EG051400JHP Abu Simbel Great Egyptian Temple rock carved face beard clsoeup photo Ramses at what was once a River Nile site but now reconstructed in a mammoth UNESCO rescue project in the 1960’s and housed in an artificial hill high enough to save it from the total flooding with the creation of Lake Nasser. Keywords: Egypt, ancient, Egyptian, Lake Nasser, River Nile, Nubia, Abu Simbel, rock, carved, huge, Great Temple, upright, Ramses, Ramasses, Ramesses, closeup, bread, face, pharaoh, seated, history, antiquity, archaeology, Egyptology, UNESCO, cliff

Egypt > Aswan Nubian Museum (2 files)

Aswan Nubian Museum Coffin EG052921JHP Aswan Egyptian Nubian Museum Golden Coffin of bearded priest Wennefer an exhibit inside this modern 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, gold, coffin, Wennefer, priest, bearded, colurs, colors, painted, shining, golden, inside, interior, ancient, landscape
Aswan Nubian Gold Coffin EG052917JHP Aswan Egyptian Nubian Museum Golden Coffin of bearded priest Wennefer an exhibit inside this modern 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, coffin, bearded, priest, Wennefer, painted, colourful, colorful, inside, interior, ancient, landscape

Egypt > Egyptian Museum Cairo (1 file)

Royalty Free photos of exhibits from the Cairo Egyptian Museum taken before current bans with slide film in available light not to studio quality
Tut 2nd Coffin EG11727JHP Egyptian Museum Exhibit face mask second gilded sarcophagus Tutankhamun photo in the prime antiquities collection in Cairo taken during visits between 1994 and 1996 when photography was allowed albeit without flash and tripod. None is of studio quality, being handheld with existing, usually extremely poor light and using slide film, pushed Fuji 400asa to get a suitable aperture and shutter speed. Most of the photos are from the Tutankahum exhibits while the rest are items that interested me as I explored this wonderful and extensive collection, requiring many more hours if not days and is only hinted at during the usual one or two hour visit made on a package tour. Keywords: Egypt, Cairo, Egyptian, Museum, Tutankhamun, Tut, second, 2nd, coffin, lid, face, flail, lapis, lazuli, nemes, headress, uraeus, sarcophagus, beard, collection, landscape, ancient, antiquity, antiquities, exhibit

Egypt > Karnak Temple (2 files)

Photos in this gallery include the whole of Karnak itself, the open air museum, temples of Khonsu and Ptah and the Sound and Light Show night images.
Karnak Carved Wall EG074500jhp Court Pylons Wall Reliefs Karnak Temple Ramesses Asians vanquished carving on the walls of the Court between the seventh and eighth pylons and Ramesses 11 wearing the Red Crown of Lower Egypt in this recording of his military campaign and victories at this site located near Luxor City centre on the East Bank of the River Nile and it is the largest religious complex on the Nile. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Karnak, Temple, East Bank, River Nile, Thebes, Waset, Ipetisut, landscape, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, hieroglyphics, sandstone, blocks, approach, hypostyle, hall, columns, hieroglyphs, deep, cut, outer, wall, military, campaigns, Syria, Palestine, Ramses, Ramasses, Ramesses, Asian, prisoners, vanquished, beards, escutcheons, tableaux, report, events, faces, ethnic, features, holding hair, white, club, kneeling, red, crown, deshret, lower
Karnak Thutmosis Statue EG074944jhp Thutmosis Statue Karnak Temple Egyptian carved seated nemes red Granite with Thutmosis cartouches out of frame on either side this figure is located near Luxor City centre on the East Bank of the River Nile and it the largest religious complex on the Nile.Thutmosis 111 who made considerable contributions to the construction of the Karnak complex with pylons, obelisks, a Festival Hall and a nearby carved column with painted lotus flowers. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Karnak, Temple, East Bank, River Nile, Thebes, Waset, Ipetisut, upright, statue, granite, seated, nemes, headdress, uraeus, beard, broken, Thutmosis, Thutmose, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, carvings, blocks, cartouche

Egypt > Lake Nasser (7 files)

This gallery will contain photos of the sites visited on cruises of Lake Nasser from Kasr Imbrim in the south, Amada, Derr Tomb, Pennuit, El Seboua, Dakka, Maharraka, Qertassi and Kalabsha near Aswan.
Sebua Temple & Crown EG051751JHP Ancient Egyptian Lake Nasser Temple Sebua al-Sabu Crown Desert Photo is located on the shores of Lake Nasser after relocation from its previous location 2km away to avoid flooding after the creation of the High Dam in Aswan. The temple was built by Ramesses 11 of which much evidence stands as statues, sphinxes and engaged Osiride Statues in the inner courtyards. The temple was later used for Christian worship and has the curious site of Ramesses adoring St Peter in the sanctuary. This site is usually a part of a Lake Nasser cruise and begins a part of the cruise which is completed with a longish hot desert walk past this fallen statue and double crown of Ramesses to the nearby sites of Dakka and Maharraka before returning to the cruiseboat. Keywords: Egypt, Lake, Nasser, Egyptian, ancient, es-Sebua, Ramses, Ramesses, Ramasses, Statue, temple, fallen, broken, desert, sand, walk, hieroglyphs, beard, staff, ureaus, crown, rear, Amun-Re, Re-Harakhte, re-Harakhti, relocated, Wadi al-Sabu, upright, cruise, visit, shores
Sebua Royal Crown EG051747JHP Ancient Egyptian Sebua Dakka Temple Double Crown Desert Walk Photograph is located on the shores of Lake Nasser after relocation from its previous location 2km away to avoid flooding after the creation of the High Dam in Aswan. The temple was built by Ramesses 11 of which much evidence stands as statues, sphinxes and engaged Osiride Statues in the inner courtyards. The temple was later used for Christian worship and has the curious site of Ramesses adoring St Peter in the sanctuary. This site is usually a part of a Lake Nasser cruise and begins a part of the cruise which is completed with a longish hot desert walk past this fallen statue and double crown of Ramesses to the nearby sites of Dakka and Maharraka before returning to the cruiseboat. Keywords: Egypt, Lake, Nasser, Egyptian, ancient, es-Sebua, Ramses, Ramesses, Ramasses, Statue, temple, fallen, broken, desert, sand, walk, Dakka, temple, pylon, hieroglyphs, beard, staff, ureaus, crown, Amun-Re, Re-Harakhte, re-Harakhti, relocated, Wadi al-Sabu, upright, cruise, visit, shores
Sebua Ramses Crown EG051748JHP Egypt Egyptian Nasser es-Sebua Dakka Walk Statue Ramses Desert Photo is located on the shores of Lake Nasser after relocation from its previous location 2km away to avoid flooding after the creation of the High Dam in Aswan. The temple was built by Ramesses 11 of which much evidence stands as statues, sphinxes and engaged Osiride Statues in the inner courtyards. The temple was later used for Christian worship and has the curious site of Ramesses adoring St Peter in the sanctuary. This site is usually a part of a Lake Nasser cruise and begins a part of the cruise which is completed with a longish hot desert walk past this fallen statue and double crown of Ramesses to the nearby sites of Dakka and Maharraka before returning to the cruiseboat. Keywords: Egypt, Lake, Nasser, Egyptian, ancient, es-Sebua, Ramses, Ramesses, Ramasses, Statue, temple, fallen, broken, desert, sand, walk, Dakka, temple, pylon, hieroglyphs, beard, staff, ureaus, crown, double, Amun-Re, Re-Harakhte, re-Harakhti, relocated, Wadi al-Sabu, landscape, cruise, visit, shores
Sebua Fallen Ramasses EG051746JHP Egypt Ancient Egyptian Lake Nasser al-Sabu Statue Fallen Ramses Crown is located on the shores of Lake Nasser after relocation from its previous location 2km away to avoid flooding after the creation of the High Dam in Aswan. The temple was built by Ramesses 11 of which much evidence stands as statues, sphinxes and engaged Osiride Statues in the inner courtyards. The temple was later used for Christian worship and has the curious site of Ramesses adoring St Peter in the sanctuary. This site is usually a part of a Lake Nasser cruise and begins a part of the cruise which is completed with a longish hot desert walk past this fallen statue and double crown of Ramesses to the nearby sites of Dakka and Maharraka before returning to the cruiseboat. Keywords: Egypt, Lake, Nasser, Egyptian, ancient, es-Sebua, Ramses, Ramesses, Ramasses, Statue, temple, fallen, broken, desert, sand, walk, hieroglyphs, beard, staff, ureaus, crown, double, Amun-Re, Re-Harakhte, re-Harakhti, relocated, Wadi al-Sabu, landscape, cruise, visit, shores
Ramesses Sebua Sand EG051749JHP Egypt Egyptian Library Photos Lake Nasser es-Sebua Statue Ramses Desert is located on the shores of Lake Nasser after relocation from its previous location 2km away to avoid flooding after the creation of the High Dam in Aswan. The temple was built by Ramesses 11 of which much evidence stands as statues, sphinxes and engaged Osiride Statues in the inner courtyards. The temple was later used for Christian worship and has the curious site of Ramesses adoring St Peter in the sanctuary. This site is usually a part of a Lake Nasser cruise and begins a part of the cruise which is completed with a longish hot desert walk past this fallen statue and double crown of Ramesses to the nearby sites of Dakka and Maharraka before returning to the cruiseboat. Keywords: Egypt, Lake, Nasser, Egyptian, ancient, es-Sebua, Ramses, Ramesses, Ramasses, Statue, temple, fallen, broken, desert, sand, walk, hieroglyphs, beard, staff, ureaus, headdress, Horus, Amun-Re, Re-Harakhte, re-Harakhti, relocated, Wadi al-Sabu, landscape, cruise, visit, shores
Egyptian Pharaoh Sebua EG051750JHP Egypt Ancient Egyptian Lake Nasser es-Sebua al-Sabu Statue Ramses Desert is located on the shores of Lake Nasser after relocation from its previous location 2km away to avoid flooding after the creation of the High Dam in Aswan. The temple was built by Ramesses 11 of which much evidence stands as statues, sphinxes and engaged Osiride Statues in the inner courtyards. The temple was later used for Christian worship and has the curious site of Ramesses adoring St Peter in the sanctuary. This site is usually a part of a Lake Nasser cruise and begins a part of the cruise which is completed with a longish hot desert walk past this fallen statue and double crown of Ramesses to the nearby sites of Dakka and Maharraka before returning to the cruiseboat. Keywords: Egypt, Lake, Nasser, Egyptian, ancient, es-Sebua, Ramses, Ramesses, Ramasses, Statue, temple, fallen, broken, desert, sand, walk, Dakka, pylon, tourists, hieroglyphs, beard, staff, ureaus, crown, Amun-Re, Re-Harakhte, re-Harakhti, relocated, Wadi al-Sabu, upright, cruise, visit, shores
Sphinx Closeup Sebua EG051695JHP Ancient Egyptian Temple Sebua Sabu Sphinx Closeup Photograph Face Ramasses is located on the shores of Lake Nasser after relocation from its previous location 2km away to avoid flooding after the creation of the High Dam in Aswan. The temple was built by Ramesses 11 of which much evidence stands as statues, sphinxes and engaged Osiride Statues in the inner courtyards. The temple was later used for Christian worship and has the curious site of Ramesses adoring St Peter in the sanctuary. This site is usually a part of a Lake Nasser cruise and begins a part of the cruise which is completed with a longish hot desert walk to the nearby sites of Dakka and Maharraka before returning to the cruiseboat. Keywords: Egypt, Lake, Nasser, Egyptian, ancient, es-Sebua, Ramses, Ramesses, Ramasses, closeup, face, crown, beard, avenue, sphinx, lionesses’, temple, court, relocated, Wadi al-Sabu, upright, cruise, visit, shores, desert, rock-cut, saved

Egypt > Luxor Merneptah Temple (3 files)

Photos of the recently opened Temple of Merneptah site on West Bank at Luxor with coloured reliefs, open air museum exhibits and interior carvings and paintings.
Pharaoh Merneptah EG051896JHP Luxor West Bank Temple Merneptah Egyptian Pharaoh Head Crown Deshret Uraeus who reigned around 1212-1202BC, is on the West Bank of the Nile at Luxor and was recently opened not long before these photos were taken in 2005. It is a mixture of open air and covered museum exhibits with some remains of the temple area with column bases. Some of the coloured wall reliefs are exquisite and because of the natural light available were easily photographed despite being inside. There is also a replica of the famous Israeli Stele, the original being in the Cairo Museum. This is a visit that would have to made outwith the usual West Bank package tour although easily arranged and is easily found next to the Ramasseum. Keywords: Egypt, Luxor, Thebes, West Bank, River Nile, temple, Merneptah, Merenptah, pharaoh, 1212BC, upright, history, ancient, Egyptian, antiquity, archaeology, Egyptology, restoration, wall, reliefs, painted, crown, red, lower, deshret, uraeus, cobra, beard, necklace, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, hieroglyphs, cartouche
Pharaoh Merneptah EG051895JHP Temple Merneptah Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Interior Photograph Museum Wall Painting who reigned around 1212-1202BC, is on the West Bank of the Nile at Luxor and was recently opened not long before these photos were taken in 2005. It is a mixture of open air and covered museum exhibits with some remains of the temple area with column bases. Some of the coloured wall reliefs are exquisite and because of the natural light available were easily photographed despite being inside. There is also a replica of the famous Israeli Stele, the original being in the Cairo Museum. This is a visit that would have to made outwith the usual West Bank package tour although easily arranged and is easily found next to the Ramasseum. Keywords: Egypt, Luxor, Thebes, West Bank, River Nile, temple, Merneptah, Merenptah, pharaoh, 1212BC, upright, history, ancient, Egyptian, antiquity, archaeology, Egyptology, restoration, wall, reliefs, painted, crown, red, lower, deshret, beard, ankh, offering, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, hieroglyphs, cartouche
Pharaoh Merneptah EG051894JHP Merneptah Egypt Pharaoh Coloured Relief Ankh Nemes Headdress Uraeus Photo Inside who reigned around 1212-1202BC, is on the West Bank of the Nile at Luxor and was recently opened not long before these photos were taken in 2005. It is a mixture of open air and covered museum exhibits with some remains of the temple area with column bases. Some of the coloured wall reliefs are exquisite and because of the natural light available were easily photographed despite being inside. There is also a replica of the famous Israeli Stele, the original being in the Cairo Museum. This is a visit that would have to made outwith the usual West Bank package tour although easily arranged and is easily found next to the Ramasseum. Keywords: Egypt, Luxor, Thebes, West Bank, River Nile, temple, Merneptah, Merenptah, pharaoh, 1212BC, upright, history, ancient, Egyptian, antiquity, archaeology, Egyptology, restoration, wall, reliefs, painted, ankh, receiving, nemes, headdress, necklace, beard, blue, uraeus, cobra, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, hieroglyphs, cartouche

Egypt > Luxor Museum (2 files)

Luxor Amenhotep Face EG9620925JHP Egypt Museum Luxor Cachette Interior Amenhotep Face Profile Quartzite Photograph was photographed inside this modern building on the waterfront of the River Nile with its fascinating collection covering the extensive history of ancient Egypt including items from the Tomb of Tutankahum. These particular exhibits are in an annex displaying statues discovered in 1989 in a storage pit and called The Luxor Temple Cachette of which the red quartzite life size statue of Amenhotep 111 is one of the finest pieces of carving yet found in Egypt. This photo was taken in 1996 when you could pay to take photographs but not use a tripod, now not allowed at all, and I used Kodak 5042 Tungsten Slide film which still meant hand holding was at the extremes of useful photography in low light conditions. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, East, Bank, River, Nile, Museum, Cache, Cachette, Temple, Interior, Statue, upright, history, archaeology, Egyptology, exhibits, Amenhotep, Amenophis, red, quartzite, carved, head, face, profile, uraeus, beard
Luxor Amenhotep EG051948JHP Egyptian Museum Luxor Cache Cachette Quartzite Statue Amenhotep Interior Photo was photographed inside this modern building on the waterfront of the River Nile with its fascinating collection covering the extensive history of ancient Egypt including items from the Tomb of Tutankahum. These particular exhibits are in an annex displaying statues discovered in 1989 in a storage pit and called The Luxor Temple Cachette of which the red quartzite life size statue of Amenhotep 111 is one of the finest pieces of carving yet found in Egypt. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, East, Bank, River, Nile, Museum, Cache, Cachette, Temple, Interior, Statue, upright, history, archaeology, Egyptology, exhibit, Amenhotep, Amenophis, head, torso, beard, crown, pschent, red, quartzite, ureaus, carved, figure

Egypt > Luxor Temple (1 file)

Images in this gallery relate to the east bank of the Nile temple called Luxor Temple including night photos and the Avenue of Sphinxes
Luxor Temple EG00613jhp Luxor Temple ancient Egyptian granite statue seated bearded Ramesses columns cartouche wall carvings located on the east bank of the River Nile at Luxor, Egypt is credited to Ramses 11 as the main builder and these are his massive granite statues that greet the visitor at the entrance to the first pylon. On the side of the huge black granite seats are carvings in excellent state of repair illustrating early the mythology of ancient Egypt, the Union of the Two Lands; Upper and Lower Egypt. Throughout this elegant structure, so much more understandable than the sprawling complex at Karnak, there are examples of the great skills of workmanship that give ancient Egyptian monuments their huge appeal and impact even in these modern days. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Temple, East Bank, River Nile, Thebes, Waset, landscape, upright, court, sun, peristyle, papyrus-bud, capitals, colonnade, Tutankhamun, pylon, Ramses, Ramesses, Ramasses, Queen, Nefertari, Amenhotep, columned, court, Chapel, Roman, Legions, wall, reliefs, flags, cartouche, deep-cut, painted, offerings, food, feasts, avenue, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, Roman, castrum, military, complex, pharaoh, ruler, huge, monumental, promenade, corniche, conservation, water-table, riverbank, 2000, film, slides, Fuji, Velvia, 35mm, scanned, scan, Nikon, FM2, manual

Egypt > North of Cairo (2 files)

This gallery has photographs of the main sites North of Cairo, usually visited privately as not part of most Egyptian tours, and includes Heliopolis, Tell Basta near Zagazig and Tanis near the north coast of Egypt
Alexandria Catacombs eg961404jhp Egypt Alexandria tomb carved man snake pschent bearded walls Kom al-Shawqafah catacombs Mediterranean is no longer reminiscent of the ancient city from Pharaonic times and little of that ancient time remains. A few isolated sites can be visited and this is called Kom es-Shogafa, also spelt es-Shoquafa, al-Shawqaiah a necropolis of catacombs and ongoing archaeology. The garden area of this site has many exhibits including sarcophagi, carved capitals as well as a reconstructed Tombs, this one is known as Tigrane [Tigran] rescued from construction work in Tigrane Pasha Street in 1952. The style of decoration in this tomb is particularly important as it shows the blending of the major influences in the City’s history-Egyptian, Greek and Roman. The City has a distinctly European rather than Egyptian feel to it; it is sometimes offered as a day trip on a Cairo package but is seldom part of the main Nile packages. I hired my own taxi and the driver was sufficiently knowledgeable to take me to the main ‘ancient’ sites I could manage in a few hours. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, northern, Delta, ancient, Alexandria, city, coast, Mediterranean, sea, Egyptology, Kom, es-Shogafa, es-Shoquafa, al-Shawqaiah, el-Shoukafa, mound, shards, pottery, catacombs, rotunda, main, entrance, underground, submerged, flooded, columns, buttress, carved, carving, snake, bearded, pschent, Tigran, Tigrane, rescue, tomb, paintings, reliefs, Osiris, mummified, mummy, niche, carved, Horus, funerary, Anubis, Thoth, bed, palm, fronds, Goddess, Isis, Nephthys, white, stucco, Apis, bull, winged, offering, King, shelves, storage, walls, scallop, shell, reconstruction, building, garden, open, air, museum, exhibits, artefacts, carvings, granite, Coptic, Cross, early, Christian, sarcophagus, sarcophagi, sunshine, blue, sky, colours, colourful, landscape, September, 1996, 645, transparency, film, Fuji, RDP2, 100asa, colour, scanned, scan, Bronica, ETRSi, medium, wide angle, 40mm f4, flash, Metz, upright
Alexandria Catacombs eg9614011jhp Egypt Alexandria Kom al-Shawqaiah catacombs passageway carved Sobek cloak guard Roman Mediterranean is no longer reminiscent of the ancient city from Pharaonic times and little of that ancient time remains. A few isolated sites can be visited and this is called Kom es-Shogafa, also spelt es-Shoquafa, al-Shawqaiah a necropolis of catacombs and ongoing archaeology. The garden area of this site has many exhibits including sarcophagi, carved capitals as well as a reconstructed Tombs, this one is known as Tigrane [Tigran] rescued from construction work in Tigrane Pasha Street in 1952. The style of decoration in this tomb is particularly important as it shows the blending of the major influences in the City’s history-Egyptian, Greek and Roman. The City has a distinctly European rather than Egyptian feel to it; it is sometimes offered as a day trip on a Cairo package but is seldom part of the main Nile packages. I hired my own taxi and the driver was sufficiently knowledgeable to take me to the main ‘ancient’ sites I could manage in a few hours. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, northern, Delta, ancient, Alexandria, city, coast, Mediterranean, sea, Egyptology, Kom, es-Shogafa, es-Shoquafa, al-Shawqaiah, el-Shoukafa, al-Shawqafah, mound, shards, pottery, catacombs, rotunda, main, entrance, underground, submerged, flooded, columns, buttress, carved, carving, anubis, sobek, military, costume, cloak, rock, cut, bearded, pschent, Tigran, Tigrane, rescue, tomb, paintings, reliefs, Osiris, mummified, mummy, niche, carved, Horus, funerary, Anubis, Thoth, bed, palm, fronds, Goddess, Isis, Nephthys, white, stucco, Apis, bull, winged, offering, King, shelves, storage, walls, scallop, shell, reconstruction, building, garden, open, air, museum, exhibits, artefacts, carvings, granite, Coptic, Cross, early, Christian, sarcophagus, sarcophagi, sunshine, blue, sky, colours, colourful, landscape, September, 1996, 645, transparency, film, Fuji, RDP2, 100asa, colour, scanned, scan, Bronica, ETRSi, medium, wide angle, 40mm f4, flash, Metz, upright

Egypt > Saqqara & Memphis (2 files)

This gallery contains pictures of the two main sites usually visited together on a day trip south of Cairo - Saqqara with the famous Step Pyramid, a huge necropolis with many tombs and other pyramids and Memphis, the ancient capital of Egypt now will an open air museum with the alabaster sphinx and the huge partial statue of Ramasses 11.
Memphis Alabaster Sphinx 6973EG07JHP Alabaster Sphinx Amenhotep Memphis Exhibit Egyptian Open Air Museum Photo at this ancient and probably original capital city of early Egypt is now an enclosed open air museum with a few famous relicts such as the huge limestone statue of the great Ramesses 11 lying in its covered hut or this carved human headed lion block weighing in at 80 tons and thought to be Amenhotep 11. Apart from a few statues and other items little remains of Memphis, possibly founded in 3100BC by the First Dynasty King Menes on land reclaimed from the River Nile. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Memphis, Menufer, Menes, Mena, 3100BC, capital, city, Mit Rahinah, ancient, Ptah, alabaster, sphinx, nemes, headdress, haunch, beard, excavated, Petrie, Amenhotep 11, enclosure, open air museum, upright, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology
Memphis Alabaster Sphinx 6970EG07JHP Alabaster Sphinx Pharaoh Amenhotep Museum Ancient Egyptian Memphis Exhibit at this ancient and probably original capital city of early Egypt is now an enclosed open air museum with a few famous relicts such as the huge limestone statue of the great Ramesses 11 lying in its covered hut or this carved human headed lion block weighing in at 80 tons and thought to be Amenhotep 11. Apart from a few statues and other items little remains of Memphis, possibly founded in 3100BC by the First Dynasty King Menes on land reclaimed from the River Nile. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Memphis, Menufer, Menes, Mena, 3100BC, capital, city, Mit Rahinah, ancient, Ptah, alabaster, sphinx, nemes, headdress, haunch, beard, excavated, Petrie, Amenhotep 11, enclosure, open air museum, landscape, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology

Egypt > Valley of Kings Luxor (8 files)

Photographs of the Valley of the Kings from tomb interiors as well as exterior views of the valley including the tombs of Ramses 1V, KV 43 and 19.
Valley Kings EG0213076jhp Egypt Luxor Thutmosis 1V Tomb KV43 steep interior passage steps in the Valley of the Kings on the West Bank of the River Nile at Luxor which was robbed in antiquity and later restored by Horemheb through his official Maya. In the Tomb-Chamber is a red granite sarcophagus with still very brilliant colourful decoration as illustrated in the photo of the Goddess Nephthys. Thanks to the capability of the modern digital camera and adjustments in Photoshop reasonably accurate colours can be exhibited of tomb paintings lit by low level artificial light when tripods and flash are not allowed such as the head of Anubis. This was taken before the current ban on tomb photography was introduced when you could purchase a ticket to photograph in two tombs in 2002. Unfortunately most of the photos of the painting had to be taken through Perspex which diminishes their quality as it obvious in several cases. Keywords: Egypt, Luxor, West Bank, Thebes, Theban, Valley Kings, pharaoh, Tuthmosis, Thutmose, 1V, tomb, KV43, upright, Osiris, bearded, hedjet, white, crown, was, septer, ankh, Anubis, Hathor, jackal, head, painting, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, black, yellow, white, necklace, bright, ancient, Egyptian, archaeology, Egyptology, hieroglyphs, hieratic, writing, Maya, restoration, text, death, burial, Nut, nightsky, mythology, afterlife, sarcophagus, Nephthys, out-stretched, granite, chamber, antechamber, interiors, austere, undecorated, columns, stars, ceiling, history, hieroglyphs, steps, passage, passageway, steep, bare
Valley Kings EG0213075jhp Egypt Valley Kings Thutmose Tomb KV43 Osiris was septer ankh hedjet; crown; in the Valley of the Kings on the West Bank of the River Nile at Luxor which was robbed in antiquity and later restored by Horemheb through his official Maya. In the Tomb-Chamber is a red granite sarcophagus with still very brilliant colourful decoration as illustrated in the photo of the Goddess Nephthys. Thanks to the capability of the modern digital camera and adjustments in Photoshop reasonably accurate colours can be exhibited of tomb paintings lit by low level artificial light when tripods and flash are not allowed such as the head of Anubis. This was taken before the current ban on tomb photography was introduced when you could purchase a ticket to photograph in two tombs in 2002. Unfortunately most of the photos of the painting had to be taken through Perspex which diminishes their quality as it obvious in several cases. Keywords: Egypt, Luxor, West Bank, Thebes, Theban, Valley Kings, pharaoh, Tuthmosis, Thutmose, 1V, tomb, KV43, upright, Osiris, bearded, hedjet, white, crown, was, septer, ankh, Anubis, Hathor, jackal, head, painting, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, black, yellow, white, necklace, bright, ancient, Egyptian, archaeology, Egyptology, hieroglyphs, hieratic, writing, Maya, restoration, text, death, burial, Nut, nightsky, mythology, afterlife, sarcophagus, Nephthys, out-stretched, granite, chamber, antechamber, interiors, austere, undecorated, columns, stars, ceiling, history, hieroglyphs, hieroglyphics, cartouche
Valley Kings EG0213074jhp Egypt Valley Kings Luxor Tuthmosis Tomb Hathor Goddess ankh dress pink different in the Valley of the Kings on the West Bank of the River Nile at Luxor which was robbed in antiquity and later restored by Horemheb through his official Maya. In the Tomb-Chamber is a red granite sarcophagus with still very brilliant colourful decoration as illustrated in the photo of the Goddess Nephthys. Thanks to the capability of the modern digital camera and adjustments in Photoshop reasonably accurate colours can be exhibited of tomb paintings lit by low level artificial light when tripods and flash are not allowed such as the head of Anubis. This was taken before the current ban on tomb photography was introduced when you could purchase a ticket to photograph in two tombs in 2002. Unfortunately most of the photos of the painting had to be taken through Perspex which diminishes their quality as it obvious in several cases. Keywords: Egypt, Luxor, West Bank, Thebes, Theban, Valley Kings, pharaoh, Tuthmosis, Thutmose, 1V, tomb, KV43, upright, Osiris, bearded, hedjet, white, crown, was, septer, ankh, Anubis, Hathor, jackal, head, painting, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, black, yellow, white, necklace, bright, ancient, Egyptian, archaeology, Egyptology, hieroglyphs, hieratic, writing, Maya, restoration, text, death, burial, Nut, nightsky, mythology, afterlife, sarcophagus, Nephthys, out-stretched, granite, chamber, antechamber, interiors, austere, undecorated, columns, stars, ceiling, history, hieroglyphs, hieroglyphics, cartouche, dress, pink, patterns, different
Valley Kings EG0213073jhp Egyptian Valley Kings Thutmosis Tomb KV43 Hathor ankh dress different patterns in the Valley of the Kings on the West Bank of the River Nile at Luxor which was robbed in antiquity and later restored by Horemheb through his official Maya. In the Tomb-Chamber is a red granite sarcophagus with still very brilliant colourful decoration as illustrated in the photo of the Goddess Nephthys. Thanks to the capability of the modern digital camera and adjustments in Photoshop reasonably accurate colours can be exhibited of tomb paintings lit by low level artificial light when tripods and flash are not allowed such as the head of Anubis. This was taken before the current ban on tomb photography was introduced when you could purchase a ticket to photograph in two tombs in 2002. Unfortunately most of the photos of the painting had to be taken through Perspex which diminishes their quality as it obvious in several cases. Keywords: Egypt, Luxor, West Bank, Thebes, Theban, Valley Kings, pharaoh, Tuthmosis, Thutmose, 1V, tomb, KV43, landscape, Osiris, bearded, hedjet, white, crown, was, septer, ankh, Anubis, Hathor, jackal, head, painting, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, black, yellow, white, necklace, bright, ancient, Egyptian, archaeology, Egyptology, hieroglyphs, hieratic, writing, Maya, restoration, text, death, burial, Nut, nightsky, mythology, afterlife, sarcophagus, Nephthys, out-stretched, granite, chamber, antechamber, interiors, austere, undecorated, columns, stars, ceiling, history, hieroglyphs, hieroglyphics, cartouche, dress, red, diamonds, patterns, ureaus, different
Valley Kings EG0213072jhp Egypt Valley Kings Luxor Thutmose Tomb painting Hathor eye makeup wedjat in the Valley of the Kings on the West Bank of the River Nile at Luxor which was robbed in antiquity and later restored by Horemheb through his official Maya. In the Tomb-Chamber is a red granite sarcophagus with still very brilliant colourful decoration as illustrated in the photo of the Goddess Nephthys. Thanks to the capability of the modern digital camera and adjustments in Photoshop reasonably accurate colours can be exhibited of tomb paintings lit by low level artificial light when tripods and flash are not allowed such as the head of Anubis. This was taken before the current ban on tomb photography was introduced when you could purchase a ticket to photograph in two tombs in 2002. Unfortunately most of the photos of the painting had to be taken through Perspex which diminishes their quality as it obvious in several cases. Keywords: Egypt, Luxor, West Bank, Thebes, Theban, Valley Kings, pharaoh, Tuthmosis, Thutmose, 1V, tomb, KV43, upright, Osiris, bearded, hedjet, white, crown, was, septer, ankh, Anubis, Hathor, jackal, head, painting, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, black, yellow, white, necklace, bright, ancient, Egyptian, archaeology, Egyptology, hieroglyphs, hieratic, writing, Maya, restoration, text, death, burial, Nut, nightsky, mythology, afterlife, sarcophagus, Nephthys, out-stretched, granite, chamber, antechamber, interiors, austere, undecorated, columns, stars, ceiling, history, hieroglyphs, hieroglyphics, cartouche, dress, pink, patterns, different, eye
Valley Kings EG0213060jhp Egypt Valley Kings Luxor Thutmose Pharaoh Tomb Osiris Anubis in the Valley of the Kings on the West Bank of the River Nile at Luxor which was robbed in antiquity and later restored by Horemheb through his official Maya. In the Tomb-Chamber is a red granite sarcophagus with still very brilliant colourful decoration as illustrated in the photo of the Goddess Nephthys. Thanks to the capability of the modern digital camera and adjustments in Photoshop reasonably accurate colours can be exhibited of tomb paintings lit by low level artificial light when tripods and flash are not allowed such as the head of Anubis. This was taken before the current ban on tomb photography was introduced when you could purchase a ticket to photograph in two tombs in 2002. Unfortunately most of the photos of the painting had to be taken through Perspex which diminishes their quality as it obvious in several cases. Keywords: Egypt, Luxor, West Bank, Thebes, Theban, Valley Kings, pharaoh, Tuthmosis, Thutmose, 1V, tomb, KV43, upright, Osiris, bearded, hedjet, white, crown, was, septer, ankh, Anubis, Hathor, jackal, head, painting, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, black, yellow, white, necklace, bright, ancient, Egyptian, archaeology, Egyptology, hieroglyphics, hieratic, writing, Maya, hieroglyphs, restoration, text, death, burial, Nut, nightsky, mythology, afterlife, sarcophagus, Nephthys, out-stretched, granite, chamber, antechamber, interiors, austere, undecorated, columns, stars, ceiling, history, hieroglyphs
Valley Kings EG0213059jhp Egypt Valley Kings Luxor Thutmosis Tomb Hathor ankh cartouche solar disk in the Valley of the Kings on the West Bank of the River Nile at Luxor which was robbed in antiquity and later restored by Horemheb through his official Maya. In the Tomb-Chamber is a red granite sarcophagus with still very brilliant colourful decoration as illustrated in the photo of the Goddess Nephthys. Thanks to the capability of the modern digital camera and adjustments in Photoshop reasonably accurate colours can be exhibited of tomb paintings lit by low level artificial light when tripods and flash are not allowed such as the head of Anubis. This was taken before the current ban on tomb photography was introduced when you could purchase a ticket to photograph in two tombs in 2002. Unfortunately most of the photos of the painting had to be taken through Perspex which diminishes their quality as it obvious in several cases. Keywords: Egypt, Luxor, West Bank, Thebes, Theban, Valley Kings, pharaoh, Tuthmosis, Thutmose, 1V, tomb, KV43, upright, Osiris, bearded, hedjet, white, crown, was, septer, ankh, Anubis, Hathor, jackal, head, painting, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, black, yellow, white, necklace, bright, ancient, Egyptian, archaeology, Egyptology, hieroglyphics, hieratic, writing, Maya, restoration, text, death, burial, Nut, nightsky, mythology, afterlife, sarcophagus, Nephthys, out-stretched, granite, chamber, antechamber, interiors, austere, undecorated, columns, stars, ceiling, history, hieroglyphs
Valley Kings EG0213055jhp Egypt Luxor Valley Tomb Mentuherkhepshef Osiris Atef Crown painting colours was son of Ramasses 1X, but his tomb was unfinished but has some excellent colourful depictions of the important ancient Egyptian Gods and although protected by Perspex panels, the custodian was very helpful and slid them back for me to take photographs in 2002 when it was still allowed. Thanks to the capability of the modern digital camera, the first and only chance I have had to use one, a Fuji S2 as photography is now banned in the Valley of Kings per se and especially in the tombs. Adjustments in Photoshop give the chance of reasonably accurate colours even when the tomb paintings were lit by low level artificial light when tripods and flash were not allowed; what could I get with a Nikon F700 and a tripod, which were allowed at one time as well. Keywords: Egypt, Luxor, West Bank, Thebes, Theban, Valley Kings, prince, tomb, KV19, Montu, Mentuherkhepshef, Montu-hir-Khopshef, Osiris, Atef, crown, beard, upright, painting, painted, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, bright, white, plaster, ancient, Egyptian, archaeology, Egyptology, hieroglyphs, death, burial, mythology, afterlife, history, hieroglyphics, Gods, offering, fruit, flowers, wine, grapes, bread, DSLR, Fuji, S2, handheld, artificial, light, Photoshop, adjusted, corrections, Perspex, screens

Scotland > Morayshire (2 files)

The photographs in this gallery are located in Morayshire and include ancient sites, historic buildings and properties, churches, cathedrals, towns, the countryside and the coast.
Sueno Stone Forres TO3357373JHP The Sueno Stone Cross-slab Pictish Record Battle Defeat Forres Moray Scotland of the Danes in 1014AD. It stands 23 feet high, the tallest such medieval sculpture in Scotland and the 7.6 ton sandstone slab is decorated with warriors, war scenes, the vanquished corpses, animals and Celtic interlaced spiral knotwork. It has been covered in this huge Perspex canopy to stop the weathering that is caused by modern acid rain. Keywords: Scotland, Moray, Morayshire, Firth, Highlands, Scottish, Forres, Sueno, Stone, cross-slab, upright, Royal Burgh, Pictish, battle, victory, Norse, Orkney, 9th century, AD, medieval, sculpture, sandstone, ring-headed, interlace, spiral, knot-work, bearded, figures, war, report, covered, conservation
Sueno Stone Forres TO3357371JHP Sueno Stone Cross-slab Pictish Battle Record Covered Perspex Weathering describing the defeat of the Danes in 1014AD. It stands 23 feet high, the tallest such medieval sculpture in Scotland and the 7.6 ton sandstone slab is decorated with warriors, war scenes, the vanquished corpses, animals and Celtic interlaced spiral knotwork. It has been covered in this huge Perspex canopy to stop the weathering that is caused by modern acid rain. Keywords: Scotland, Moray, Morayshire, Firth, Highlands, Scottish, Forres, Sueno, Stone, cross-slab, upright, Royal Burgh, Pictish, battle, victory, Norse, Orkney, 9th century, AD, medieval, sculpture, sandstone, ring-headed, interlace, spiral, knot-work, bearded, figures, war, report, covered, conservation

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