Barque chapel, Karnak Temple, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt
Polychrome relief on the internal north wall of the inner chamber of the repository chapel for the sacred barque of Amun, or Philip Arrhidaeus barque-shrine, in the Precinct of Amun-Re, at the Karnak Temple Complex, Karnak, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The site was developed c. 2055 BC - 100 AD, from the Middle Kingdom to the Ptolemaic Kingdom and most of the buildings date to the New Kingdom, dedicated to the Theban Triad of Amun, Mut and Khonsu. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
14073311
Media ID
46130904
Size
8268px x 6440px
(27.7MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2009
