A Tablet Found in the Temple in Berenice

Category

Library Item

Item no

31060

Title

A tablet of brecchia with hieroglypics found in the temple in Berenice

Date

1820

Size

22.0 x 18.0 cm

Type

Lithograph

Location

Reference Library

Giovanni Battista Belzoni was an Italian explorer and archaeologist, born in Padua (Padova). In 1803 he was working in England as a circus strong man, and exhibiting models of hydraulic engines. In 1815 he went to Cairo to try and sell his hydraulic engines to Muhammad 'Ali Pasha, and within two years had begun a new career, excavating Egyptian tombs and temples.

Berenice is an ancient seaport of Egypt on the west coast of the Red Sea.

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Architecture > Monuments > Tombs

Communication > Written > Hieroglyphs

Landscape > Landscape architectural facilities > Archaeological sites

Landscape > Landscape architectural facilities > Excavation

Places > Africa > Egypt

Religion > Religious facilities > Temples

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A tablet found in the Temple in Berenice