Sanctury of the Temple of Abu Simbel Size:M: 75 x 60cm The plate is inscribed: 'South

The plate is inscribed: 'South ELEVATION of the STONE LIGHTHOUSE completed upon the EDYSTONE in 1759

possibly the male and female Rose-ringed parakeet Psittacula kramerius shown perched on low-lying tree branches

1809 during a banquet

December 7

IX from Micrographia: or some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses with observations and Inquiries thereupon

Sanctury of the Temple of Abu Simbel Size:M: 75 x 60cm The plate is inscribed: 'SouthSanctuary of the Temple of Abu Simbel, Egypt, 19th century. Statues inside the Temple of Abu Simbel built during the reign of Rameses II (ruled 1279 1212 BC) and dedicated to the sun gods Amon Re and Re Horakhte. Rameses' reign was notable for a dramatic upsurge in the rate of temple building. The existence of the great temple at Abu Simbel was unknown outside Egypt in modern times until 1813. It was explored in 1817 by the Italian explorer and