Grand Entrance to the Temple at Luxor

A camel caravan rests in the shadow of an ancient Egyptian cult temple ruins – colonnades can be seen between the two main pylons – Obelisk standing before the old temple entrance – a complex of sun-baked mud dovecotes has been placed over and especially around the original sacred precinct – a slice of water near the horizon.

Object Details

Grand Entrance to the Temple at Luxor

David Roberts

1848

Luxor

Tinted lithograph

328 mm x 487 mm

Royal Academy

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