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Temple of Amun at Karnak
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Temple of Amun at Karnak

Artist/Maker (Artist Unknown)
Datelate 19th to early 20th century (printed 1992)
Mediumgelatin silver print
DimensionsSight: 16 1/8 x 11 7/8 in. (41 x 30.2 cm)
Mat: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
ClassificationsVisual Works
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Terms
    Object number2006.34.2.9
    DescriptionThe enormous ruin field of Karnak consists of several connected enclosures, each containing a number of temples. In the center is the great Amun temple complex, with its intersecting avenues of courts and pylons. This view of the Temple of Amun looks westward from the entrance of the fourth pylon through the central aisle of the great Hypostyle Hall, whose roof slabs were supported by one hundred thirty-six columns. The obelisk in the foreground is that of Thutmosis I. The tips of obelisks, and at times even portions of their sides, were originally sheathed in polished metal, reflecting the rays of the sun. Erected by pharaohs of the New Kingdom (ca. 1560-1085 BCE), this monumental processional avenue witnessed numerous alterations and renovations down through the Roman period - as well as the disastrous sack of Karnak by plundering Assyrian armies in 663 BCE.
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