Title

Facade of the Temple of Abu Simbel from the north, Egypt, c1860-1890. Artist: Frank Mason Good

Caption

Facade of the Temple of Abu Simbel from the north, Egypt, c1860-1890. The great rock-cut 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).
Historica Graphica Collection

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historica Graphica Collection

Reference

HRM19D60_016

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

61,1Mb (2,4Mb) / 13,7in x 17,3in / 4120 x 5181 (300dpi)

Keywords

exterior portrait building buildings people religious arts rocks rock country Egypt religion temple statue sculpture monarch art king Egyptian royal archaeology deity God location century monumental royalty facade Abu Simbel concept outside archaeological site imposing archeology B&W huge goddess MONOCHROME metaphor enormous pharaoh larger than life 19th century black & white black and white B W Ancient Egyptian 19th Dynasty façade New Kingdom nineteenth century 13th century BC As Sa'id on a grand scale on the throne sovereign TGN Rameses II Ramses II Ramesses II photograph Temple of Abu Simbel II Ramesses Ramses the Great Rameses the Great Ramesses the Great Historica Graphica Collection Frank Mason Good Good Frank Mason photograph