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Section of the tomb of Samethis in Thebes
Aglio, A., 1820, Lithograph
Section of the tomb of Samethis in Thebes
Section of the tomb of Samethis in Thebes
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Section of the tomb of Samethis in Thebes
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Aglio, A.
Date
1820
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49.0 x 59.5
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Lithograph
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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.
The ancient city of Thebes was so called by the Greeks after the important city of that name in Greece. To the Egyptians it was known as Waset, but was often simply called Niwet, or 'the city'. Its modern name is Luxor. Thebes was the principal city of Upper Egypt and was also the capital during parts of the Middle Kingdom (about 2040-1750 BC) and New Kingdom (about 1550-1070 BC), when the cult of its local god, Amun, rose to prominence.
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