Qau el-Kebir, general view of the area presumably towards the east, the caves being used as quarries are visible here. Schiaparelli excavations.
Qau el-Kebir, general view of the area presumably towards the east, the caves being used as quarries are visible here. Schiaparelli excavations.
Qau el-Kebir, inside the caves where the quarries were located. Schiaparelli excavations.
Qau el-Kebir, inside the caves where the quarries were located. Schiaparelli excavations.
Photograph of one of the caves, used as a quarry, nearby to the Qau el-Kebir rock-cut tombs. Photo album, Schiaparelli excavations.
Photograph of one of the caves, used as a quarry, nearby to the Qau el-Kebir rock-cut tombs. Photo album, Schiaparelli excavations.
Interior of one of the caves, used as a quarry and then as a camp for the Italian Archaeological Mission, nearby to the rock-cut tombs of Qau el-Kebir. Out of the two figures captured in the image, the one wearing a light-coloured tunic is Bolos Ghattas, the mission's interpretor and guide. Photo album, Schiaparelli excavations.
