Baskets of bones, Tomb of Sarenput II, Qubbet el-Hawa, Aswan
Reed baskets with human bones at the entrance of the second pillared hall, in the tomb of Sarenput II, a nomarch or governor during the reigns of pharaohs Senusret II and III, 12th dynasty, Middle Kingdom, 1991-1778 BC, at the Tombs of the Nobles, a necropolis for nobility and priests from the Old and Middle Kingdoms of Ancient Egypt, at Qubbet el-Hawa, or Dome of the Wind, beside the river Nile, near Aswan, Egypt. The site holds around 100 tombs, the oldest being from the 4th dynasty, and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
14073183
Media ID
45819773
Size
8268px x 6010px
(13.5MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2009
