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Kasr-el-Zian, dans la Grande Oasis - Juluen Leopold Boilly (1796 - 1874) - 1839
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Kasr-el-Zian, dans la Grande Oasis

ArtistJuluen Leopold Boilly (1796 - 1874)
Date1839
TechniqueCopper Engraving
CategoryUncategorized
SourceVoyage Pittoresque en Asie et en Afrique : Resumé General des Voyages Anciens et Modernes … By Jean Baptiste Benoit Eyries

Description

Qasr al-Zayan is an ancient temple located in the Kharga oasis in Egypt. It was dedicated to the Theban triad of Amun, Mut, and Khonsu. The temple was built during the Greek period and expanded and decorated during the reign of Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius in 140 AD.