Relief, Hypostyle hall, Ramesseum, Theban Necropolis

Amon handing the ankh of life to the mouth of king Ramesses II, with Khonsu behind him and lion headed goddess Sekhmet holding a sed festival sign and placing khepresh crown on the king's head, relief, in the Hypostyle hall, with 48 columns in 6 rows, at the Ramesseum, mortuary temple of Ramesses II, 3rd pharaoh of the 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Ramesseum was built in the 13th century BC under Ramesses II, with 2 stone pylons or gateways, courtyards and a hypostyle hall around the inner sanctuary. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

Picture No

14109607

Media ID

45709184

Size

5906px x 4631px (11.6MB)

Credit

Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans

Source

Photograph by Manuel Cohen

Date

2009