Description:
An ankh, an ancient Egyptian symbol of life, in hand of a god, on the wall of the mortuary temple of Queen Hapshepsut at Deir el-Bahri on the western bank of the River Nile near Luxor (Thebes), Egypt.

Keywords:
africa african ancient ankh antique archaeology architecture arm bas civilization classical cross dead death egypt egyptian eternity excavation excursion existence hand hatshepsut history hold kingdom life limestone luxor mark mortuary mummification mummy pharaoh relief sandstone sculptor sculpture seeing sight sightseeing sign symbol temple theban thebes thousand time token tourism unesco

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- Travel > Africa
- Arts/architecture > Details
- Arts/architecture > Historic buildings