Nile River
Egypt
The Nile River and riverbank with trees in the distance.
Steele, Lawrence E.
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Egypt, Ancient
Shrines
Rock-cut shrine at the quarry site of Gebel Silsileh, Egypt.
Temples
The Temple of Amada in Nubia, Egypt. The temple was constructed during the 18th century by Pharoah Thutmose III.
Hieroglyphics
Carving (Decorative arts)
Wall carved with images of people and hieroglyphs.
Structure and trees in the Nile River surrounded by water.
Aswan Dam (Egypt)
View of the Aswan Dam and the Nile River.
View of Nile River and the riverbank with trees in the distance.
Cliffs
Pottery
Drawing
Page from book with drawings of five pieces of Ancient Egyptian pottery.
Two structures at the archaeological site of Qasr Ibrim in Nubia, Egypt.
Sculpture
Large stone sculpture of man lying in the desert in Egypt. Two Egyptian men and donkeys stand nearby.
Syria
Maps
Map of Syria in the time of the Chaldaan Empire taken from a book.
View of cliff face on the Nile River in Egypt.
Buildings
View of ancient building made of bricks.
Abydos (Egypt : Extinct city)
Columns
View of columns and doorways in the Temple of Seti I at Abydos, Egypt. Columns are engraved with human figures and hieroglyphs.
Boats
View across the forecourt of the precinct of Amun-Re at the temple complex of Karnak with the entrance to the hypostyle hall visible in middle ground. Two people are visible.
Distant view of a building on the bank of the river Nile.
Stairs
Stairs leading to an ancient structure with small stones at the bottom and a partially visible person standing at the top.
View of desert with hill in the background.
A view of a person standing between large columns in an Egyptian temple.
View of rocks on the riverbank of the Nile.
Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics carved onto a wall
View of the Temple of Seti I, situated in Abydos, Egypt.
Stone wall carved with images of people and hieroglyphs.
Drawing of Ancient Egyptian woodworks and crafts, with hieroglyphs.
The Temple of Kom Ombo in the town of Kom Ombo in Aswan Governorate, Upper Egypt. It was constructed during the Ptolemaic dynasty, 180–47 BC.
Pyramids
Remains of structure at the base of a pyramid.
Statues of Ramesses II at the entrance to the Temples of Abu Simbel, Egypt.
View from the riverbank of the Nile to a hill on the other side. Plants are visible on the riverbank.
Main wall of the Temple of Amon at Karnak, Luxor, Egypt. The remains of columns are visible in the foreground.
Vessel with handles and decorated with spirals.
Engraving
A stone slab with small carvings including an insect.
Stone wall engraved with people and hieroglyphics.
Statues
Ancient Egyptian statues on display in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. A kouros, statue of a male, is at the centre of the image.
Carvings
Weapons
Tools
Four carved stones. Possibly tools or weapons.
Art
The Phaistos Disk, a clay disk from Crete, Greece. Both sides of the disk are covered with 242 signs impressed into the clay with wooden stamps or seal stones and arranged in a spiral pattern from the edge to the centre.
Eleven carved stones on display. Possibly weapons or tools.
Birds
Drawing of the African sacred ibis. It is a species of ibis, a wading bird of the family Threskiornithidae.
Beach
Drawing of two sections inside a pyramid in Egypt. One section includes people walking and holding torches, with the caption "VERTICAL TRANSVERSE SECTION. LOOKING SOUTHWARD FROM THE LOWER OR NORTH END. OR BEGINNING OF THE GRAND GALLEY. GY PYR." The other section has two people at the entrance and is full of bats. It has the caption "VERTICAL TRANSVERSE SECTION. LOOKING NORTHWARD. FROM NEAR THE UPPER OR SOUTH END. AND TERMINATION OF THE GRAND GALLERY. GY PYR."
Carving on stone wall of large antelope surrounded by smaller animals and hieroglyphics.
Medinet Habu Site (Egypt)
Entrance to the Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III at Medinet Habu, Luxor Egypt. The Migdol Tower is visible in this image.
Carving on stone wall of two people and antelope, with hieroglyphs above them.
Corner and doorway of temple in Egypt. The walls are carved with male figure and hieroglyphs.
Hand-drawn clock in coloured ink. The twelve points of the clock are marked with years and civilisations including Knossos, Babylon and Egypt.
Wall carving of the storming of the fortress of Ashkelon
Carving of the fortress of Ashkelon stormed by Eqyptian soldiers on the south wall of the great wall at Karnak.
Wall carving of Thoth giving the ankh to Pharoah Seti I in the Temple of Seti at Abydos, Egypt.
Carving on stone wall of two people, one standing holding an item, possibly a tray of food, and one sitting. There are hieroglyphs around the people.
The Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III at Medinet Habu, Luxor, Egypt.
Obelisks
Obelisk and walls in the Precinct of Amun-Re at the Karnak Temple Complex, Egypt.
Arches
View of three arches carved into stone, and ruins of a building.
View of colonnade at the Karnak Temple Complex, near Luxor, Egypt.
View of temple and mound in the distance across body of water.
Wall carving of people and hieroglyphs in the Temple of Seti at Abydos, Egypt.
Quarries
Rock formation at the Silsila Quarries beside the Nile.
Wall carving of people on boat in the Temple of Seti I in Abydos, Egypt.
Precessional Movement of the Pole drawing
Astronomy
Drawing with title "Processional Movement of the Pole", which includes the constellations Cassiopeia, Cygnus and Lyra.
Dogs
Hunting dogs in art
Coloured drawing of dogs chasing animal.
School
View of Hawkshead Grammar School and church.
Two images of carvings, one of four men tackling a bull, and one of man leading a bull with hieroglyphs above him.
Column in the Second Courtyard of the Temple of Ramesses III
Column engraved with designs and hieroglyphs in the Second Courtyard of the Temple of Ramesses III, Karnak, Egypt. A person sits in the corner of the image.
Mosques
Entrance of the Luxor Temple with the minaret of Abu Haggag Mosque visible in the distance.
View of Egyptian temple with three statues and columns in between them. The statues are missing their heads.
Statue of Ramesses II at the Luxor Temple
Colossal statue of Ramesses II surrounded by columns at the Luxor Temple in Egypt.
Papyrus bud columns of the Luxor Temple, Egypt.
Colonnade of the the Luxor Temple, Egypt.
Statues of Ramesses II at the Luxor Temple
Colossal statues of Ramesses II surrounded by columns at the Luxor Temple in Egypt.
Colonnade and wall of the Luxor Temple, Egypt.
Temple of Fire at the Temple of Hathor, located in Dendara, Egypt.
View of section of Egyptian temple with stairs in the background and two men walking in the foreground.
View of columns of the Temple of Kom Ombo, north of Aswan, Egypt. Some of the columns are carved with images.
Stone wall with carvings depicting lots of small birds and large figures of men walking. Hieroglyphs are also visible.
Remains of section of a temple, with stairs, wall and doorway. Four people are visible in the distance.
Temple gateway with column and stone blocks falling from roof.
Coloured image of a structure on the riverbank of the Nile.
Entrance of the Temple at Deir-el-Medina, with metal gate and people and donkeys standing nearby.
Columns on one side of the Temple of Horus at Edfu, Egypt.
View of large entranceway from the interior of the Temple of Horus at Edfu, Egypt. Columns are visible on either side.
View of passageway in temple with wall carved with images of people.
Brown-tinted image inside temple with tall columns. Person is visible to the right of the image.
View from a high vantage point of a town in Egypt with the modern white-washed buildings and the remains of ancient buildings.
Stone wall carved with hieroglyphs and images of people. The wall is damaged and has three large holes.
View of the Philae Temple Complex on an island in the reservoir of the Aswan Low Dam, Egypt.
Coloured image of the Kiosk of Trajan on the island of Philae, in the Aswan Low Dam in Egypt.
Doorway of small temple at Medinet Habu, with carvings on surrounding walls and people standing in front.
Map of section of the Nile River marked with archaeological features including stele, tombs and quarries.
Five boats on the Nile River with riverbank in the background.
Map of section of the Nile River from Panopolis (Akhmim) to Oxyrhynchus in Egypt.
Tombs
Tell el-Amarna (Egypt)
Tomb of Tutu at Tell el-Amarna, Egypt. Room with two rounded columns, and two rectangular columns. Doorway on right side of image.
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Valley of the Kings (Egypt)
North face of the Temple of Amenhotep at Luxor. View of three statues, one seated, the second missing its head, and the third missing its upper body. Line of columns behind the statues.
Interior of tomb with doorway and four columns with closed bud capitals.