Photo of the Valley of the Kings, Phillip Colla Photography

Photo of the Valley of the Kings

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Filed under: Egypt, Photo of the Day on 5/18/2007

While we were in Luxor, we spent an afternoon visiting the Valley of the Kings, site of the tombs of the New Kingdom pharoahs from the 16th to 11th centuries BC, including the most famous one of all, that of Tutankhamun. The valley itself is quite stark and barren, with little sign above ground of the riches that were once (and perhaps still are) buried there. It was fun descending into some of the tombs and seeing wall paintings that were thousands of years old.

Ancient wall paintings,Valley of the Kings., Copyright Phillip Colla, image #18476, all rights reserved worldwide.
Ancient wall paintings,Valley of the Kings. Luxor, Egypt.
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Location: Luxor, Egypt
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Valley of the Kings, roadway leading from Nile River to a complex of ancient tombs., Copyright Phillip Colla, image #18501, all rights reserved worldwide.
Valley of the Kings, roadway leading from Nile River to a complex of ancient tombs. Luxor, Egypt.
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Location: Luxor, Egypt
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Although the burial mask of Tutankhamun (actually there were several) is now displayed at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, it was pulled from Tut’s tomb in the Valley of the Kings when it was discovered in 1922.

Burial mask of King Tutankhamen, Egyptian Museum., Copyright Phillip Colla, image #18497, all rights reserved worldwide.
Burial mask of King Tutankhamen, Egyptian Museum. Cairo, Egypt.
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Location: Cairo, Egypt
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