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Title
The Temple of Luxor: Interior
Additional title: Le Temple de Louqsor
Names
Livadas & Coutsicos (Publisher)
Collection

Wonders: Images of the Ancient World

Temples -- Egyptian

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1915 (Approximate)
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC-WON POC TEMP-Egy
Topics
Temples -- Egypt -- Luxor
Min (Egyptian deity)
Archaeological sites -- Egypt -- Luxor
Hieroglyphics
Interiors -- Egypt
Amon (Egyptian deity)
Alexander, the Great, 356-323 B.C.
Amenhotep III, King of Egypt
Temple of Luxor (Luxor, Egypt)
Libations
Genres
Postcards
Notes
Content: Publisher attribution uncertain.
Physical Description
Halftone photomechanical prints
Extent: 14 x 9 cm
Black letterpress halftone key printed with three-color lithography.
Monogram on verso: overlapping initials "L C (or C L)" enclosed in a circle.
Description
Relief on the wall of the barque shrine of Amun-Re, Temple of Luxor. The pharaonic figure at left offers a libation and cup of incense to the ithyphallic god Amun-Min. The pharaoh is variously identified as Alexander the Great or Amenhotep III.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d2318a80-c5bf-012f-7fcf-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1915: Issued
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The Temple of Luxor" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1915. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-54f6-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The Temple of Luxor" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 3, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-54f6-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1915). The Temple of Luxor Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-54f6-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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The Temple of Luxor