Victory Stela of Kamose from Karnak Temple
unknown (Egyptian (ancient))

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Date
-1540Description
Victory Stela of Kamose from Karnak Temple, detail; The Kamose stele (Cairo, Egyptian Museum) describes the attack by Kamose on the Hyksos capital of Avaris at the end of the 17th Dynasty (ca 1540 BCE).[On loan to Luxor Museum]. Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/ (accessed 2/4/2008)
Type of Work
steleSubject
military, war, rulers and leaders, writing systems, Egypt--Civilization, Egyptian (ancient), Seventeenth Dynasty
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