|
Collection:
|
|
Archivision Base to Module 13
LocalCollection
Archivision Base to Module 13
Collection
|
|
Preferred Title:
|
|
Abu Simbel; Dedication Plaques
Work_PrefTitle
Abu Simbel; Dedication Plaques
Preferred Title
|
|
Image View:
|
|
The modern tourist buildings
Image_Title
The modern tourist buildings
Image View
|
|
Creator:
|
|
unknown (Egyptian (ancient))
Agent_Display
unknown (Egyptian (ancient))
Creator
|
|
Location:
|
|
site: Abu Sunbul, Upper Egypt, Egypt
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
site: Abu Sunbul, Upper Egypt, Egypt
Location
|
|
Date:
|
|
ca. 1279-1250 BCE (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
ca. 1279-1250 BCE (creation)
Date
|
|
Cultural Context:
|
|
Egyptian (ancient)
Work_Culture
Egyptian (ancient)
Cultural Context
|
|
Style Period:
|
|
New Kingdom (Egyptian); Nineteenth Dynasty; Ramesside period
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
New Kingdom (Egyptian); Nineteenth Dynasty; Ramesside period
Style Period
|
|
Work Type 1:
|
|
excavation (site)
Work_Worktype1
excavation (site)
Work Type 1
|
|
Work Type 2:
|
|
stele
Work_Worktype2
stele
Work Type 2
|
|
Classification:
|
|
archaeology
Work_Classification
archaeology
Classification
|
|
Material:
|
|
stone; sandstone
Work_MaterialDisplay
stone; sandstone
Material
|
|
Technique:
|
|
carving (processes)
Work_Technique
carving (processes)
Technique
|
|
Subjects:
|
|
architectural exteriors; rulers and leaders; Ramses II, King of Egypt; interpretive buildings
Work_Image_SubjectDi splay
architectural exteriors; rulers and leaders; Ramses II, King of Egypt; interpretive buildings
Subjects
|
|
Description:
|
|
Abu Simbel is a site in Egypt, on the west bank of the Nile in Lower Nubia, 280 km south of Aswan. With the construction of the Aswan Dam in the early 1960s, the temple complex was one of a number of ancient monuments saved by being moved to a new site. Having been cut into pieces and reassembled, it now stands on the shores of Lake Nasser, 64 m higher and 180 m west of its ancient site. It was already an ancient sacred site when Ramesses II (reigned ca. 1279-ca. 1213 BCE) chose it for his most grandiose, and most famous, Nubian monument. The construction of the Great and Small Temples of Abu Simbel began in the early years of Ramesses II, and they were completed by around the 25th year of his reign. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the 'Nubian Monuments', which run from Abu Simbel downriver to Philae (near Aswan). (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart. com/)
Work_Description_Sou rce
Abu Simbel is a site in Egypt, on the west bank of the Nile in Lower Nubia, 280 km south of Aswan. With the construction of the Aswan Dam in the early 1960s, the temple complex was one of a number of ancient monuments saved by being moved to a new site. Having been cut into pieces and reassembled, it now stands on the shores of Lake Nasser, 64 m higher and 180 m west of its ancient site. It was already an ancient sacred site when Ramesses II (reigned ca. 1279-ca. 1213 BCE) chose it for his most grandiose, and most famous, Nubian monument. The construction of the Great and Small Temples of Abu Simbel began in the early years of Ramesses II, and they were completed by around the 25th year of his reign. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the 'Nubian Monuments', which run from Abu Simbel downriver to Philae (near Aswan). (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart. com/)
Description
|
|
Collection:
|
|
Archivision Addition Module One
LocalCollection
Archivision Addition Module One
Collection
|
|
Identifier:
|
|
1A3-EG-AS-3-D2
Image_OriginalVendor ID
1A3-EG-AS-3-D2
Identifier
|
|
Rights:
|
|
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Rights
|
