Painting, Tomb of Nakht, Valley of the Nobles, Luxor, Egypt
Porters carrying offerings of game birds, men treading grapes in a stone press, and collecting wine in jars, painting, on the west wall of the Tomb of Nakht, scribe and astronomer of Amun, TT52, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, at Sheik Abd El-Korna, in the Valley of the Nobles, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Tombs of the Nobles are the burial sites of workers, priests, soldiers and officials. The site contains over 400 of rock cut tombs dating to the New Kingdom. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
14109659
Media ID
45690418
Size
8268px x 4713px
(20.4MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2009
