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Seated colossus of Rameses II, Temple of Abu Simbel, Egypt, c1860-1890. Artist: Frank Mason Good

Seated colossus of Rameses II, Temple of Abu Simbel, Egypt, c1860-1890. Artist: Frank Mason Good

1-649-533 - Historica Graphica Collection/Heritage Images

Seated colossus of Rameses II, Temple of Abu Simbel, Egypt, c1860-1890. The great rock-cut Temple of Abu Simbel built during the reign of Rameses II (ruled 1279-1212 BC) and dedicated to the sun gods Amon-Re and Re-Horakhte. Rameses' reign was notable for a dramatic upsurge in the rate of temple building. The existence of the great temple at Abu Simbel was unknown outside Egypt in modern times until 1813. It was explored in 1817 by the Italian explorer and antiquity seeker Giovanni Battista Belzoni (1778-1823).

Image Details

People Information

Creator
  1. Frank Mason Good, attributed to: British: Photographer
Subject
  1. Rameses II: Egyptian: Pharaoh
Medium
  1. Photograph
Geographic Hierarchy

World Africa Egypt Aswān Abu Simbel

  1. 22 20 00 N , 031 37 00 E
Category Hierarchy

Locations & Buildings Places of Worship

Locations & Buildings Archaeological Sites

Society & Culture Art & Literature

Religion & Belief Other

Locations & Buildings Monuments & Statues

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4051x5193
File Size : 61,632kb

Aliases

  1. 102680
  1. 0600000814
  1. 1-649-533
  1. 102680
  1. 1649533
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