Title

Sanctury of the Temple of Abu Simbel, Egypt, 19th century. Artist: David Roberts

Caption

Sanctuary of the Temple of Abu Simbel, Egypt, 19th century. Statues inside 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

1590

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historica Graphica Collection

Reference

HRM19D59_415

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

60,6Mb (3,6Mb) / 17,3in x 13,6in / 5178 x 4089 (300dpi)

Keywords

building buildings interior indoors religious arts country Egypt religion temple statue sculpture art color colour Egyptian archaeology deity God location century inside Abu Simbel archaeological site sanctuary archeology goddess 19th century Ancient Egyptian 19th Dynasty New Kingdom nineteenth century 13th century BC As Sa'id TGN lithograph Temple of Abu Simbel Giovanni Battista Belzoni Belzoni Giovanni Battista David Roberts Ramesses Rameses II II Ramesses II Ramses II Ramses the Great Rameses the Great Ramesses the Great Historica Graphica Collection Roberts David Rameses II Giovanni Battista Belzoni lithograph