amntenofre: the Temple of Amon and Ra-Harakhty in “the Valley…









amntenofre:

the Temple of Amon and Ra-Harakhty in “the Valley of the Lions” (known in arabic as Wadi es-Sebua), Lower Kush/Nubia.
Photo 2: the Third Pylon of the Temple with a colossal statue of King Ramses II holding the sacred standard of Amon-Ra; on the Pylon’s towers, King Ramses II smiting the captured rebels against Maat before Amon-Ra (at left) and Ra-Harakhty (at right).
Photo 3: one of the six sphinxes (wearing the Nemes with the Uraeus and the Double Crown) from the First Court of the Temple.
Photo 4: one of the four falcon-headed sphinxes representing the God Horus (wearing the Double Crown and with a statuette of Ramses II) from the Second Court of the Temple

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