Egypt > Seheil Island Rock Carvings > Seheil Nubian Guide EG052678JHP
Sehel Island, Seheil Island on the River Nile amongst the cataracts near Aswan has a real Nubian village walked through to reach the large quantity of rock carvings on the boulder strewn island many of which are included in these photographs
© Jim Henderson
Photographer: | Jim Henderson | |||
Collection: | Seheil Island Rock Carvings | |||
Filename: | Seheil Nubian Guide EG052678JHP |
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Upload Date: | 2005-04-28 08:28:42 | |||
Photo Size: | 12mb 3543x5295 pixels | |||
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Caption: | Sehel Island Egyptian Nubian Village local guide elderly man photographwith its genuine sense of colour and distinctive desert shapes for buildings that remain cool in the heat of southern Egypt on this island near Aswan amongst the River Nile cataracts. The main reason for this private excursion by motorboat was to visit the rock carvings which cover this boulder strewn part of the Nile recording many events throughout the ancient history of the Egyptian Empire spanning some 3000 years. No model release is required for using this photo. |
Keywords: | Egypt, Aswan, River Nile, Seheil, Island, Sehel, Nubia, Nubian, village, guide, posed, oldman, friendly, upright, Egyptian, mudbrick, galabea, walking-stick, grass, farewell |