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Location

Egypt, Aswan
geo:24.076818,32.895042
Location: correct and verified

Period or year

not yet provided

Classification

altar
Visible

Unfinished obelisk, Aswan

data access 23479

Sources:

https://per-storemyr.net/2012/12/31/ten-quarries-of-ancient-egypt-10-firework/

Relevant museums

Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Antikensammlung und Münzkabinett
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Antikensammlung und Münzkabinett
Berlin, Neues Museum
Berlin, Neues Museum
New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art

Nearby sites

Aswan, Quarry (north)
Swenett / Syene granite quarries.
Aswan, International Museum of Nubia
Museum of the Nubian presence in southern Egypt
Syene (Aswan) Isis Temple
Ptolemaic temple to Isis
Swenett - Syene (Aswan)
Renowned for its granite stone quarries.

Elephantine, Unfinished obelisk

Elephantine, Unfinished obelisk

Elephantine, Unfinished obelisk

Elephantine, Unfinished obelisk

Use and reuse

Creators: Entry created by Elżbieta (2015-11-21) , with possible contributions by others. CC BY-SA 4.0, metadata CC-0.
Persistent URI: https://vici.org/vici/23479
Data downloads: KML
Suggested citation: , E. , Unfinished obelisk, Aswan. https://vici.org/vici/23479, accessed 2025-12-09.