Thebes Collection (#6)

Tomb of Amun-her-khepeshef, son of Rameses II, Thebes, Egypt, 20th century. Amun-her-khepeshef was the firstborn son of Rameses II and Nefertari

Tomb of Seti I, Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 13th century BC. Painting in the tomb of the 19th Dynasty Ancient Egyptian pharaoh Seti I who ruled Egypt from c1290 until 1279 BC

Soul-bird & Mummy, Book of the Dead, Egyptian Papyrus of Ani, Thebes, c1250BC. The Papyrus of Ani is a papyrus manuscript with cursive hieroglyphs and color illustrations created c1250 BC

Fowling in the marshes: wall painting from the tomb of Nebamun, Thebes, Egypt, c1350 BC
Fowling in the marshes: fragment of wall painting from the tomb of Nebamun (no. 10), Thebes, Egypt, 18th Dynasty, c1350 BC

Detail of a Greek vase showing Odysseus and Circe, 5th century BC
Detail of a Greek vase from Thebes showing Odysseus and Circe. She is handing the magic potion to Odysseus which will turn him into a pig, 5th century BC

Pharaoh Amenhotep III (Amenophis III), Sobek Temple, Dakamsha, Egypt, c1380 BC
Pharaoh Amenhotep III (Amenophis III), Sobek Temple, Dakamsha near Luxor, Egypt, 18th Dynasty. Amenhotep reigned between 1403 BC and 1365 BC

Relief of two figures of Hapy god of the Nile, Temple sacred to Amun Mut & Khons, Luxor, Egypt
Relief of two figures of Hapi (Hapy) god of the Nile, Temple sacred to Amun Mut and Khons, Luxor, Egypt. The Lotus (Upper Nile) and the Papyrus (Lower Nile) are bound together through inundation

Relief showing Queen Hatshepsut receiving benediction, Temple of Amun, Karnak, Egypt, c1500 BC. Queen Hatshepsut (centre) recieves benediction from Amun-Ra (left) & Sekhmet (right)

Rameses II and the Tree of Life, Karnak, Egypt, 13th century BC. The reign of the Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Rameses II (ruled 1279-1213 BC) was notable for an upsurge in the rate of temple building

Oedipus and the Sphinx, 1880. Artist: Antique
Oedipus and the Sphinx, 1880. Oedipus was a mythical Greek king of Thebes. Oedipus meetd the Sphinx at the crossroads on his journey between Thebes and Delphi

A Theban Homestead, c1905, (1912). Artist: Walter Frederick Roofe Tyndale
A Theban Homestead, c1905, (1912). From An Artist in Egypt by Walter Tyndale, R.I. [Hodder & Stoughton, London, New York, Toronto, 1912]

Pylon at Karnak, c1880, (1904). Artist: Robert George Talbot Kelly
Pylon at Karnak, c1880 (1904). From Egypt, by R. Talbot Kelly. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1904]

The Colossi of Thebes - Moonrise, c1880, (1904). Artist: Robert George Talbot Kelly
The Colossi of Thebes - Moonrise, c1880, (1904). From Egypt, by R. Talbot Kelly. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1904]

Colossi of Memnon, Luxor (Thebes), Egypt, c1890. Artist: Newton & Co
Colossi of Memnon, Luxor (Thebes), Egypt, c1890. The twin statues depict the Pharaoh Amenhotep III and stood in front of his mortuary temple, which has been destroyed

Great Temple, Karnak, Egypt, c1890. Artist: Newton & Co
Great Temple, Karnak, Egypt, c1890. The Temple of Amun-Re at Karnak was built in the 14th-13th century BC. Lantern slide

Avenue of Sphinxes, Karnak, Egypt, c1890. Artist: Newton & Co
Avenue of Sphinxes, Karnak, Egypt, c1890. The great temple complex of Karnak evolved over a 1300 year period

Great Temple, Luxor, Egypt, c1890. Artist: Newton & Co
Great Temple, Luxor, Egypt, c1890. The temple of Luxor was begun by Amenhotep III in the 14th century BC and later extended by Rameses II in the 13th century BC. Lantern slide

Minaret and ruins of Luxor Temple, Luxor, Egypt, c1890. Lantern slide. Artist: Newton & Co
Minaret and ruins of Luxor Temple, Luxor, Egypt, c1890. The minaret belongs to the Abu el-Haggag Mosque. Most of the temple at Luxor dates from the 14th century BC

Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Egypt, c1890. Artist: Newton & Co
Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Egypt, c1890. The Valley of the Kings was the burial place of Ancient Egyptian pharaohs and nobles of the 18th, 19th and 20th dynasties (16th-11th century BC)

The Colossi of Memnon, Luxor (Thebes), Egypt, c1922. The twin statues depict the Pharaoh Amenhotep III and stood in front of his mortuary temple, which has been destroyed

Scene of mourning at the funerary temple of Tutankhamun, Egypt, 1325 BC (1933-1934). The discovery of Tutankhamuns tomb in 1922 by British archaeologist Howard Carter (1874-1939)

Hall of Columns in the Great Temple of Karnak, Egypt, 1933-1934. Painted piers showing the Pharaoh Amenhotep II offering a lotus flower to Amun, and Amenhotep III with the goddess Hathor

Propylon of the third Ptolemy at Karnak, Egypt, 1933-1934. The gateway was built by Ptolemy III in the 3rd century BC although the Karnak temple itself is older

The Colossi of Memnon, Thebes, Egypt, 1933-1934. Two massive stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III. Dating from the 14th century BC, the statues stood in front of Amenhoteps mortuary temple

Golden shrine in the antechamber of Tutankhamuns tomb, Egypt, 1933-1934. Embossed with scenes representing incidents in the lives of the departed Pharaoh and his queen

One of the twin supports of a ceremonial couch found in Tutankhamuns tomb, Egypt, 1933-1934. The discovery of Tutankhamuns tomb in 1922 by British archaeologist Howard Carter (1874-1939)

A ransacked Egyptian tomb, 1933-1934. A print from Wonders of the Past, Volume I, 1933-1934

The first glimpse of Tutankhamuns tomb, Egypt, 1933-1934. The sight that met the eyes of Lord Carnarvon and Howard Carter when they broke down the sealed doorway which divided the ante-chamber of

Hole made by robbers to gain admission to Tutankhamuns tomb, Egypt, 1933-1934. The discovery of Tutankhamuns tomb in 1922 by British archaeologist Howard Carter (1874-1939)

The final interior decoration and sealing of Tutankhamuns tomb, Egypt, 1325 BC (1933-1934). The discovery of Tutankhamuns tomb in 1922 by British archaeologist Howard Carter (1874-1939)

The mummy of Tutankhamun crossing the Nile for the last time, Egypt, 1325 BC (1933-1934). The funeral bark is a copy of a boat which was kept at Abydos and specially dedicated to the use of Osiris

Wooden statue of Tutankhamun, Egypt, 1933-1934. Statue of Tutankhamun, one of two that stood outside the sealed up entrance to his sepulchral chamber

Position of the tomb of Tutankhamun in the Valley of Kings, Egypt, 1933-1934. The discovery of Tutankhamuns tomb in 1922 by British archaeologist Howard Carter (1874-1939)

Alabaster vases, Tutankhamuns tomb, Egypt, 1933-1934. The discovery of Tutankhamuns tomb in 1922 by British archaeologist Howard Carter (1874-1939)

Painted clothes chest, which lies at the foot of Tutankhamens statue, Egypt, 1933-1934. The discovery of Tutankhamuns tomb in 1922 by British archaeologist Howard Carter (1874-1939)

Looking north to the temple of Sethos I, Thebes, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Looking north to the temple of Sethos I, Thebes, Egypt, 1905. This is really a composite chapel for the kings of three generations: Ramses I, Sethos I and Ramses II. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Valley of the kings tombs at Thebes, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Valley of the kings tombs at Thebes, Egypt, 1905. When the kings found that the pyramids no longer sufficed to protect the body of the royal occupant

Looking down the Nile from the western cilffs of Thebes, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Looking down the Nile from the western cilffs of Thebes, Egypt, 1905. Here sailed forth the fleets of the Theban princes against those of Assuit

From the high cliffs at Der-el-Bahri across the plain to Luxor, Thebes, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
From the high cliffs at Der-el-Bahri across the plain to Luxor, Thebes, Egypt, 1905. Stereoscopic card. Detail. From a series called Egypt Through the Stereoscope, text by James H Breasted

Queen Makeres expedition to East Africa - reliefs carved at Der-el-Bahri, Thebes, Egypt, 1905. Stereoscopic card. Detail. From a series called Egypt Through the Stereoscope, text by James H Breasted

Buried for ages - colonnaded terraces of the temple at Der-el-Bahri, Thebes, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Buried for ages - colonnaded terraces of the temple at Der-el-Bahri, Thebes, Egypt, 1905. Stereoscopic card. Detail. From a series called Egypt Through the Stereoscope, text by James H Breasted

Painted tomb chamber hewn in the rock of the cliffs at Thebes, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Painted tomb chamber hewn in the rock of the cliffs at Thebes, Egypt, c1900. A detail of a stereoscope card and text from a series called Egypt Through the Stereoscope by James H Breasted

Looking south over the Theban plain and Temples of Medinet Habu, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Looking south over the Theban plain and Temples of Medinet Habu, Egypt, 1905. Here at our feet are a few of the tombs [of Medinet Habu]

View of Thebes and the colossi of Memnon, as seen from the Ramesseum, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
View of Thebes and the colossi of Memnon, as seen from the Ramesseum, Egypt, 1905. Here at our feet, as we stand upon the higher roof of the central aisle of the Ramesseum

Colossal Memnon statues at Thebes, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Colossal Memnon statues at Thebes, Egypt, 1905. Here once stood a noble temple erected by Amenophis III, and the two colossal statues adorned its front. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Great war reliefs sculptured in the wall at Karnak Temple, Thebes, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Great war reliefs sculptured in the wall at Karnak Temple, Thebes, Egypt, 1905. In three rows, one above the other, Sethos I, the father of Ramses II

The tallest obelisk in Egypt, in the temple at Karnak, Thebes, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The tallest obelisk in Egypt, in the temple at Karnak, Thebes, Egypt, 1905. As it now stands, the great obelisk is 97.5 feet high and 8.5 feet square at the base, being the largest now in Egypt

Plants and animals brought from Syria by the Pharaohs, temple of Karnak, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Plants and animals brought from Syria by the Pharaohs, temple of Karnak, Egypt, 1905. We are in a chamber just north of the holy of hours built by Thutmosis III in the rear of the temple

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