Thèbes. Gournah. Les Colosses. Photographer: Du Camp, Maxime
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Genre: Archaeological Photography General view from the north of the two Colossi of Memnon at Thebes. The northernmost (nearer) of these two great seated statues of Amenhotep III, is the statue known as the 'vocal Memnon,' owing to the whistling sound emitted by it each morning. With additional...
Thèbes. Gournah. Statue de Memnon. Photographer: Du Camp, Maxime
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Genre: Archaeological Photography Head-on view of the northernmost ('vocal') of the two Colossi of Memnon at Qurna. An Egyptian figure stands on the lap of the seated statue to indicate scale. With additional caption note: 'Colosse d'Amenôpht III, connu sous le nom de statue de Momnon; autrefoi...
Thèbes. Gournah. Colosse monolithe d'Aménôpht III. Photographer: Du Camp, Maxime
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Genre: Archaeological Photography Head-on view of the southernmost of the two Colossi of Memnon, this time with an Egyptian figure standing at the base of the statue. With additional caption note: 'En grès agathifère. — Sur le socle, trace de l'inondation annuelle du Nil.'
Thèbes. Gournah. Sculptures du Trône des Colosses. Photographer: Du Camp, Maxime
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Genre: Archaeological Photography Close view of bas-relief and hieroglyphic images carved on the side of the throne of one of the Colossi of Memnon at Qurna, Thebes. With additional caption note: 'Hapi-mou, le Nil supérieur coiffé de papyrus, et le Nil inférieur coiffé de lotus entourant le sym...
Thèbes. Gournah. Tombeau d'Osymandias [Ramesseum]. Photographer: Du Camp, Maxime
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Genre: Archaeological Photography General view looking towards the hypostyle hall of mortuary temple of Ramses II at Qurna (Thebes), misidentified by Diodorus and later writers as the 'Tomb of Ozymandias.' With additional caption note: 'Vue générale du Ramesseum occidental de Thèbes, pris par l...
Thèbes. Gournah. Pérystyle du Tombeau d'Osymandias (Ramesseum occidental). Photographer: Du Camp, Maxime
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Genre: Archaeological Photography View of the portico of Osirid pillars of the second court of the Ramesseum, with the fallen head and shoulders of the massive colossus, lying face down in the right foreground. With additional caption note: 'Les statues Osiriaques décapitées sont celles de Rams...
Thèbes. Gournah. Nécropole de Thèbes. Photographer: Du Camp, Maxime
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Genre: Archaeological Photography View looking up the hillside west of Thebes, honeycombed with rock-cut tombs. With additional caption note: 'Tombeaux des castes sacerdotales et militaires. Nommé Memmonia par les Égyptiens, d'où les Grecs ont fait Memmon; appellation qu'ils ont donnée aux colo...
Thèbes. Gournah. Palais de Ménephta Ier. Photographer: Du Camp, Maxime
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Genre: Archaeological Photography View looking towards a colonnade in the forecourt of the mortuary temple complex of Merenptah, son of Ramses II. With additional caption note: 'Palais construit par Ménephta !er; environné d'une enceinte ornée de propylônes par son fils Ramsès le Grand (Sésostr...
Haute-Égypte. Temple de Hermontis. A Erment. Photographer: Du Camp, Maxime
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Genre: Archaeological Photography General view of the ruins and standing columns of the Temple of Isis at ancient Hermonthis (Arment). With additional caption note: 'Construit par Cléopâtre en commémoration de la naissance de Ptolémée-Césarion fils de Jules César. — Toutes les dédicaces sont fa...