Gateway of Amenhotep II, Abu, Elephantine island, Egypt
Gateway of Amenhotep II, 7th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, c. 1427-07 BC, at Abu, on Elephantine island in the river Nile, at Aswan, Egypt. The island was important in the ivory trade from c. 3, 000 BC during the 1st dynasty, and was a defensive site above the First Cataract of the Nile at the border between Egypt and Nubia. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
14109379
Media ID
45697785
Size
8268px x 6001px
(19.6MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2009
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