Nefertari, Pylon, Luxor Temple, Luxor, Egypt

Statue of queen Nefertari, wife of Ramesses II, holding his leg in sign of support, beside the colossal seated Ka statue of the king as the royal Ka, at the Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. To her left is a relief of a god of the river Nile, in a scene of sema-tawy, the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt. The pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

Picture No

13724314

Media ID

45396233

Size

4725px x 7087px (12.9MB)

Credit

Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans

Source

Photograph by Manuel Cohen

Date

2009