Relief, Khnum temple, Abu, Elephantine island, Egypt
Nekhbet, vulture goddess and symbol of Upper Egypt, relief, at the Khnum Temple, dedicated to Nile flood god Khnum, originally built c. 3000 BC and rebuilt 30th dynasty, 4th century BC, at Abu, on Elephantine island in the river Nile, at Aswan, Egypt. The island was important in the ivory trade from c. 3, 000 BC during the 1st dynasty, and was a defensive site above the First Cataract of the Nile at the border between Egypt and Nubia. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
14109386
Media ID
45731511
Size
8268px x 6040px
(31.7MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2009
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