Sujet
'An Ancient Obelisk at Matarea, Formerly Heliopolis', Egypt, 1801. Artist: Thomas Milton
Légende
'An Ancient Obelisk at Matarea, Formerly Heliopolis', Egypt, 1801. The oldest standing Ancient Egyptian obelisk in existence, the example at Heliopolis was erected by the 12th Dynasty Pharaoh Senusret I, who ruled from 1971 to 1926 BC. It was one of a pair erected to commemorate the Heb Sed (30th Jubilee) of Senusret. A plate from Views in Egypt. From the collection of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris.
Date
1801
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images
Notre référence
HRM19B97_457
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,2Mo (2,8Mo) / 40,9cm x 30,8cm / 4827 x 3633 (300dpi)