Philae obelisk
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The Philae obelisk is one of a pair of twin obelisks erected at Philae in Upper Egypt in the second century BC. It was discovered by Giovanni Belzoni in 1818, who had it brought to Kingston Lacy in Do
The Philae obelisk with Kingston Lacy in the background
Portrait of William John Bankes by George Sandars, 1812.
Thomas Young by Briggs
Jean François Champollion, by Léon Cogniet
Philae temple complex
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The Philae temple complex is an island-based temple complex in the reservoir of the Aswan Low Dam, downstream of the Aswan Dam and Lake Nasser, Egypt in Africa.
Philae obelisk
…The Philae obelisk is one of a pair of twin obelisks erected at Philae in Upper Egypt in the second century BC. It was discovered by Giovanni Belzoni in 1818, who had it brought to Kingston Lacy in Dorset, England, where…
The temple of Isis from Philae at its current location on Agilkia Island in the reservoir of the Aswan Low Dam
Panoramic view of the Philae Temple from south, at its current location on Agilkia Island
A sphinx in Philae
A relief from the so-called "Meroitic chamber" at Philae, showing in two processions a Kushite diplomatic mission sent by King Talakhidamani, perhaps around 260 or later, around 300