David Tipling / Painting from the tomb wall of Nebamun, Thebes, Egypt. Showing Nebamun inspecting flocks of geese and herds of cattle. From late 18th Dynasty, around 1350 BC.

David Tipling / Painting from the tomb wall of Nebamun, Thebes, Egypt. Showing Nebamun inspecting flocks of geese and herds of cattle. From late 18th Dynasty, around 1350 BC.

David Tipling / Detail of mural from the tomb chapel of Nebanum, Thebes, Egypt. Showing Nebamun hunting birds in the marshes around the Nile. From late 18th Dynasty, around 1350 BC?.

David Tipling / 'Meidum geese' a painted stucco of various geese (Red-breasted, Bean and White-fronted Geese) from the Tomb of Nefermaat and Atet, Old Kingdom, c.2620 BC (painted stucco), Egyptian 4th Dynasty (c.261...

David Tipling / From the tomb wall of Nebamun, Thebes, Egypt?Late 18th Dynasty, around 1350 BC.Detail from a scene from part of a wall showing Nebamun inspecting flocks of geese and herds of cattle. He watches as far...

David Tipling / From the tomb wall of Nebamun, Thebes, Egypt?Late 18th Dynasty, around 1350 BC.Detail from a scene from part of a wall showing Nebamun inspecting flocks of geese and herds of cattle. He watches as far...

David Tipling / Mummified falcon from ancient Egypt.

David Tipling / Sculpture from ancient Egypt showing the swallow, a symbol of everlasting life.

David Tipling / Inlays in the form of falcons from shrines from ancient Egypt from the Ptolemaic Empire, Egypt during the Hellenistic period.

David Tipling / Cornice block of the Ibis headed Thoth poured water over the head of the King. Dating to AD 41-68 from a screen wall in the temple of Harendotes (Horus the Avenger) on the island of Philae, Lake Nasse...

David Tipling / Painting from the tomb chapel of Nebanum, Thebes, Egypt. Late 18th Dynasty, around 1350 BC. Nebamun is shown hunting birds, in a small boat with his wife Hatshepsut and their young daughter, in the ma...

David Tipling / Ancient Egyptian painted stucco of Red-breasted Geese (Branta ruficollis) from 'Meidum geese' from the Tomb of Nefermaat and Atet, Old Kingdom, c.2620 BC / Egyptian 4th Dynasty. Taken at the Egyptian...

David Tipling / Sheet gold vulture that would have been wrapped around body before mummification, From the tomb of the three minor wives of Thutmose III in the Wady Babbanet El-Qurud, Thebes Egypt. From 18th Dynasty...

David Tipling / The Ancient Egyptian painted tomb chapel of Khnumhotep ll featuring remarkably accurate images of birds that include Masked Shrike, Red-backed Shrike, Hoopoe, Redstart, Pintails. This is a scene show...

Staffan Widstrand / Ancient stone carvings, Luxor temple, Egypt.

Gavin Hellier / Statue of Ramses II, Luxor Temple, Luxor, Egypt

Gavin Hellier / Colossi of Memnon statue on West Bank, Luxor, Egypt

Gavin Hellier / The Obelisk and Ramses II floodlit at night, Luxor Temple, Luxor, Egypt