Title

'The Great Temple of Abu Simbel, Nubia', Egypt, c1845. Artist: David Roberts

Caption

'The Great Temple of Abu Simbel, Nubia', Egypt, c1845. Colossal statues at the entrance to the Temple of Abu Simbel built during the reign of Rameses II (ruled 1279-1212 BC) and dedicated to the sun gods Amon-Re and Re-Horakhte. Rameses' reign was notable for a dramatic upsurge in the rate of temple building. The existence of the great temple at Abu Simbel was unknown outside Egypt in modern times until 1813. It was explored in 1817 by the Italian explorer and antiquity seeker Giovanni Battista Belzoni (1778-1823). From Egypt and Nubia, Vol 1, by David Roberts.
Historica Graphica Collection

Date

1808

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historica Graphica Collection

Reference

HRM19D58_327

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,1Mb (2,8Mb) / 17,1in x 11,4in / 5131 x 3412 (300dpi)

Keywords

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