Medinet Habu

Relief depicting priests scribes and captives being presented to Ramesses III, from his mortuary temple. Country of Origin: Egypt. Culture: Ancient Egyptian. Date/Period: New Kingdom, 1182 - 1151 BC. Place of Origin: Medinet Habu Credit Line: Werner Forman Archive. Location: 79.

Relief from Ramesses's III mortuary temple. Vultures with outstretched wings were considered to be manifestations of the goddess Nekhbet. Country of Origin: Egypt. Culture: Ancient Egyptian. Date/Period: New Kingdom, 1182 - 1151 BC. Place of Origin: Medinet Habu Credit Line: Werner Forman Archive. Location: 79.