Thèbes. Ramesseum, muraille extérieure de la Salle Hypostyle. Photographer: Banville, Aymard Athanase de
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Close view of a section of the exterior wall of the Ramessum, showing hieroglyphic inscriptions. According to the letterpress description, the two upper band show Rameses II making various offerings to the gods of the temple and the lower band shows a series of young princes, sons of the king.
San [San el Hagar]. Vue des fouilles. Photographer: Banville, Aymard Athanase de
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View of the excavation site, with a large group of labourers posed with their baskets on the hillside behind the main site. In the foreground a European figure can be seen writing in a notebook: this may be Mariette himself. Numerous statues lie half-buried in the foreground: 'La plupart des sta...
XIXe Dynastie. San, tête de Ramsès II. Photographer: Banville, Aymard Athanase de
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View of the massive sandstone head, lying on its side and partly buried at San el Hagar (modern Tanis), with an Arab youth posed beside the figure to indicate scale.