Title

'Desert and Quarries, Asouan, with the Island of Elephantine', Egypt, 19th century. Artist: Lord Wharncliffe

Caption

'Desert and Quarries, Asouan, with the Island of Elephantine', Egypt, 19th century. Situated in the River Nile on the border of Egypt and Nubia, Elephantine, known to the Ancient Egyptians as Abu or Yebu, was said to be the home of the ram-headed god of the cataracts, Khnum. A temple dedicated to him is said to have been built on the island as early as the 3rd dynasty (27th century BC). From the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

Date

1821

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B97_254

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,4Mb (2,2Mb) / 15,9in x 12,3in / 4768 x 3697 (300dpi)

Keywords

river landscape desert Egypt island geography color colour Nile location century Aswan quarry river nile 19th century the Nile nineteenth century Art Media As Sa'id Elephantine geographical feature Island of Elephantine TGN lithograph landscape Lord Wharncliffe Wharncliffe Lord lithograph landscape