NICHE IN AN ANCIENT CHRISTIAN CHURCH, LUXOR. Part of the Temple of Amenoph III. converted into a church. Frescoes, of some pretensions to artistic merit, half cover the ancient bas-reliefs ; and the figures of Egyptian gods mingle eccentrically with the aureoles of Christian saints 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: 2752px × 3555px
Location: Egypt
Photo credit: © Historic Illustrations / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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