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Frieze from Karnak, Egypt
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The lithograph shows an Egyptian pharaoh in a chariot drawn by two horses approaching the Nile. The god Horus, in the form of a hawk, flies overhead. A large number of captives are attached to the chariot, and on the other side of the river the pharaoh is greeted enthusiastically by the admiring populace.
Title: Frieze from Karnak, Egypt
Description:
The lithograph shows an Egyptian pharaoh in a chariot drawn by two horses approaching the Nile.
The god Horus, in the form of a hawk, flies overhead.
A large number of captives are attached to the chariot, and on the other side of the river the pharaoh is greeted enthusiastically by the admiring populace.
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