The OBELISK OF LUXOR. The hieroglyphics are cleanly and deeply cut in the red granite. The fellow of this monolith has been carried away to Paris, and set up in the Place de la Concorde Wood engraving from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 4. Published in 1884 by J. S. Virtue and Co, London

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Size: 3368px × 5050px
Location: Egypt
Photo credit: © Historic Illustrations / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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