1929 Thebes Luxor Egypt Photogravure Tamarisk Tamarix - ORIGINAL EG1 XAE1 Keywords specific to this image:

Keywords specific to this image: Ancient Architecture

This is an original 1942 World War II black and white print ad for LIFE

This is an original 1917 halftone print of New York philanthropist C

and the Academy Julian in Paris

Dimensions: Approximately 8 x 12 inches

1929 Thebes Luxor Egypt Photogravure Tamarisk Tamarix - ORIGINAL EG1 XAE1 Keywords specific to this image:This is an original 1929 photogravure of tamarisk trees in Thebes, Egypt. In Egyptian mythology, the body of the god Osiris was hidden in a tamarisk tree. Thebes is an ancient city located within the modern city of Luxor in Upper Egypt. Located on the River Nile, it is an important historical site which features The Valley of the Kings, The Valley of the Queens, and many important tombs and monuments within the West Bank necropolis. Photograph by