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).

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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

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(July 20, 2007)

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