Ram sphinx, Great Court, Karnak Temple, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt
Great Court, with row of criociphali or ram-headed sphinxes as Amun-Ra holding statuettes of Ramesses II, and side portico with closed papyrus columns, built by Shoshenq I, 22nd dynasty, in the Precinct of Amun-Re, at the Karnak Temple Complex, Karnak, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The site was developed c. 2055 BC - 100 AD, from the Middle Kingdom to the Ptolemaic Kingdom and most of the buildings date to the New Kingdom, dedicated to the Theban Triad of Amun, Mut and Khonsu. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
13724234
Media ID
45395301
Size
4660px x 7087px
(8.4MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2009
