Accessions of the Griffith Institute Archive 2007

Photographs of Egypt by John Ross

Compiled by Jaromir Malek and Elizabeth Fleming.
Scanning and colour editing by Jenni Navratil

The American photographer John Ross who died in Oxford on December 6, 2006, recorded in his stunningly beautiful pictures Egypt and its cultural heritage from all periods. Some 2,500 colour transparencies have been most generously donated to the Archive of the Griffith Institute by his wife, Mrs Judy Ross. These pictures will gradually be published on this web site and made available to Egyptologists as well as editors and picture researchers (please contact griffith.institute@orinst.ox.ac.uk).

High-resolution scans of these photographs are available for reproduction.
Please email the Griffith Institute for conditions, etc.

Let us know if you are looking for a photograph of a particular monument and we shall check whether it is among the images which have not yet been scanned

The Tomb of Tutankhamun

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Temples

The Ramesseum

Thebes, Western Bank, the Ramesseum, the mortuary temple of Ramesses II (1279-1213 BC).
View towards the eastern side of the second court, with part of inscribed back pillar of a colossal statue of Ramesses II and Osiride pillars.
Sandstone, granite and other materials.
In situ.
Ross photo. 0003.
Griffith Institute scans: Ross_photograph_0003#6000.tif

Temple reliefs

Ahmosi, mother of Queen Hatshepsut

Thebes. Western Bank. Deir el-Bahri. The mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut (1479-1457 BC).
Relief showing the upper part of Queen Ahmosi wearing vulture-headdress.
Limestone.
In situ.
Ross photo. 0004.
Griffith Institute scans: Ross_photograph_0004#6000.tif

Statues

Statue of Tutankhamun

Thebes, the Great Temple of Amun at Karnak.
Upper part of a statue of Tutankhamun (1336-1327 BC.) shown in the form of the god Amun.
Limestone.
In situ.
Ross photo. 0005.
Griffith Institute scans: Ross_photograph_0005#6000.tif

Statue of the goddess Sekhmet

Thebes, the Temple of the goddess Mut at Karnak.
A seated statue of the lion-headed goddess Sekhmet, made during the reign of Amenophis III (1391-1353 BC).
Granite.
In situ.
Ross photo. 0006.
Griffith Institute scans: Ross_photograph_0006#6000.tif

Cairo

Street scene in Cairo

Street scene.
Ross photo. 0007.
Griffith Institute scans: Ross_photograph_0007#6000.tif

(July 20, 2007)

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