Ramesses Gallery

Statues in the Luxor Temple, Egypt, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers

Statues in the Luxor Temple, Egypt, 1898. Tourist sitting on a piece of fallen sculpture, (the crown of Ramses The Great?) among half-buried statues at the Ancient Egyptian temple in Luxor. Im Tempel von Luxor - Die Krone des Ramses'. From "Rund um die Erde" [Round the Earth], written and illustrated by C. W. Allers. [Union Deutsche Verlagsgesellschaft, Stuttgart, 1898]

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Part of the list of kings of Egypt from the temple of Ramesses II at Abydos, the

Part of the list of kings of Egypt from the temple of Ramesses II at Abydos, the cult centre of Osiris. The list records Ramesses's offerings to his predecessors with rows of cartouches listing their names. The kings associated with the Amarna period are not listed. Country of Origin: Egypt. Culture: Ancient Egyptian. Date/Period: 19th dynasty c.1250 BC. Place of Origin: Temple of Ramesses II, Abydos. Material Size: H:135cm L:370cm. Credit Line: Werner Forman Archive/ British Museum, London . Location: 71

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The sky goddess Nut devours the sun

The sky goddess Nut devours the sun. According to the "Books of the Day and Night" the sky goddess Nut gives birth to the sun, in the form of a scarab, in the morning and devours it in the evening. A detail of the wall paintings in the burial chamber of the tomb of Ramses IX. Country of Origin: Egypt. Culture: Ancient Egyptian. Date/Period: 20th dynasty c.1126-1108 BC. Credit Line: Werner Forman Archive/ E. Strouhal . Location: 116

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