Painting, Tomb of Nakht, Valley of the Nobles, Luxor, Egypt
Winnowing, with men scooping and tossing grain to remove chaff, and goblet stand with bound sheaf of corn, painting, on the east 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
14109663
Media ID
46175834
Size
8268px x 6016px
(18.8MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2009
