Egyptian Hieroglyphics - Ancient Temple Relief Photography
A close-up fills the frame with hieroglyphic carving — rows of birds, reeds, and figures cut deep into the wall of an ancient Egyptian temple. The script is one of the oldest in the world, in formal use from around 3200 BCE until the fourth century CE, combining sound-signs and picture-signs in a system of roughly a thousand characters. For some fourteen centuries no one could read it, until Jean-François Champollion worked it out in 1822 from the trilingual text of the Rosetta Stone. The photograph holds the relief in raking light, so each incision casts its own shadow. Three thousand years of writing, recorded stroke by stroke.
About this print
Each print is produced in a small, signed edition. Sizes range from 12×16 in to 30×40 in across nine formats — pick the one that fits your wall, not the one closest to standard. Custom sizes available on request: write to me.
Materials & Care
Fine Art Print — archival 308 gsm cotton rag, pigment inks, 100+ year display life. Frame behind glass or float-mount.
Canvas — gallery-wrap on a 1.5 in poplar stretcher, satin laminate, ready to hang.
Framed — fine art print, mounted, matted, and framed in a thin black or natural wood profile under museum glass.
Metal — image infused into brushed aluminum, float-mounted with a hidden bracket.
Acrylic — face-mounted under 4 mm acrylic, polished edges, hung with a recessed cleat.
Dust with a soft dry cloth. Keep out of direct sunlight to preserve the inks.
Shipping & returns
Prints ship from the studio within 5–7 business days, made to order. Worldwide tracked shipping. Each print is rolled in an archival tube (or crated for framed/glass/metal/acrylic).
If a print arrives damaged, send a photo within 7 days of delivery and I'll replace it. Because every print is made to order, returns for change-of-mind aren't accepted — but if you're not sure about size or material, write to me before ordering and I'll help you pick.
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