"Tour of Egypt"

Historic/Archaeological:

Abu Simbel


• The Temple of Abu Simbel at sunrise. (120K Jpeg)
• The Colossi of Ramesses II at Abu Simbel. (110K Jpeg)
• Nefertari wearing plumes and solar disk. (90K Gif)

Cairo Museum


• Sheikh-el-Beled --A village chief; his likeness carved from a single block of sycamore. (60K Gif)
• The Mask of King Tut-Ankh-Amun (80K Gif)

Giza


• Pyramids at Giza. (20K Gif)
• The Sphinx.(100K Jpeg)
• Tomb of Meresankh. Making papyrus mats and plucking birds (140K Jpeg).

Kom Ombo


• Horus (falcon) and Sobek (crocodile) receiving gifts and the pharaoh. (130K Jpeg)
• Sekhmet and Isis. (110K Jpeg)

Luxor


• The Sedge and Bee; symbols for Upper and Lower Egypt (120K Jpeg)
• Red Granite Scarab; a sacred symbol and symbol of the male principle (60K Jpeg)
• The Tomb of Pabasa; beehives   (100K Jpeg) and pouring honey   (130K Jpeg)

Saqqara


• The Tomb of Ptah-Hotep; carrying offerings of papyrus, lotus flowers, and animals (90K Jpeg)

Tourist Areas/Scenics/Animals:

Tourist/Historic Sites


• The British WWII Memorial at El Alamein. (100K Jpeg)
• Street scene from the Camel Market in Imbaba (Cairo). (130K Jpeg)

Scenics/Habitats


• A sand dune along the Nile, close to Luxor. (120K Jpeg)
• A rice field near the coastal town of Gamasa. (120K Jpeg)

Animals


• Carpet Viper   (100K Jpeg); a potentially deadly snake from an oasis in the Sahara, and, a closeup  (90K J g)
• Diced Water Snake, from a marsh in the Delta. (140K Jpeg)
• A scorpion from the Eastern Desert. (80K Jpeg)
• A robber fly from El Qattamiyya. (80K Jpeg)

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