Columns, sphinx, other segments; Palace of Merenptah, Memphis, Egypt; Penn Museum; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. March 2011.
A sense of scale; columns, sphinx, other elements; Palace of Merenptah, Memphis, Egypt; Penn Museum; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. March 2011.
original exposure Slphinx, lion with human head; Palace of Merenptah, Memphis, Egypt; Penn Museum; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. March 2011.
Sphinx, lion with human head; Palace of Merenptah, Memphis, Egypt; Penn Museum; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. March 2011.
Sphinx, lion with human head; red granite; Palace of Merenptah, Memphis, Egypt; Penn Museum; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. March 2011.
Columnar detail; Palace of Merenptah, Memphis, Egypt; Penn Museum; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. March 2011.
In profile; a detail; Palace of Merenptah, Memphis, Egypt; Penn Museum; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. March 2011.
Pharaonic relief; Palace of Merenptah, Memphis, Egypt; Penn Museum; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. March 2011.
Figure detail, hieroglyphics; Palace of Merenptah, Memphis, Egypt; Penn Museum; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. March 2011.
Layers; hieroglyphics; a detail; Palace of Merenptah, Memphis, Egypt; Penn Museum; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. March 2011.
Only part of the story; hieroglyphics; Palace of Merenptah, Memphis, Egypt; Penn Museum; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. March 2011.
Out of and into the shadows; hieroglyphics; a detail; Palace of Merenptah, Memphis, Egypt; Penn Museum; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. March 2011.
Passing, holding the Ankh, one of the mostl familiar Egyptian hieroglyphs; a symbol of Life; Palace of Merenptah, Memphis, Egypt; Penn Museum; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. March 2011.
Ankh passing fron one to another; Egyptian hieroglyph for Life; Palace of Merenptah, Memphis, Egypt; Penn Museum; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. March 2011.
To receive the Ankh, Egyptian hieroglyph for Life; Palace of Merenptah, Memphis, Egypt; Penn Museum; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. March 2011.
Ankh, Egyptian hieroglyph for Life, on left; a detail; Palace of Merenptah, Memphis, Egypt; Penn Museum; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. March 2011.
Ankh, Egyptian hieroglyph for Life, at left in a series of symbols; Palace of Merenptah, Memphis, Egypt; Penn Museum; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. March 2011.
Ankh, Egyptian hieroglyph for Life; upper right; Palace of Merenptah, Memphis, Egypt; Penn Museum; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. March 2011.
A passing etched in stone; figure, hieroglyphic details; Palace of Merenptah, Memphis, Egypt; Penn Museum; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. March 2011.
One, and then another; hieroglyphic detail; Palace of Merenptah, Memphis, Egypt; Penn Museum; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. March 2011.
Hieroglyphs; Palace of Merenptah, Memphis, Egypt; Penn Museum; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. March 2011.
Lower Egyptian Gallery; Penn Museum; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA