Statue of Amon with features of Tutankhamen before the sanctuary of the temple of Amon, Karnak, Egypt

"Little remains of the sixth pylon, built by Tuthmosis (Thutmose) III. The pylon precedes a court with two magnificent granite pillars bearing the floral emblems of Upper and lower Egypt on the respective northern and southern sides. The court, which also holds on its north side two large statues of Amun and Amaunet dedicated by Tutankhamun, leads to a granite barque shrine." [Wilkinson R., 2000: The Complete Temples of Ancient Egypt. Thames and Hudson]. "One is reminded of the female members of the Ogdoad of Hermopolis, where the names are simply feminine forms of the male deities: Naunet of Nun, Amaunet of Amun, and so on." [Griffiths G., 1980: The Origins of Osiris and His Cult. Leiden E. J. Brill]. "A village on East bank of the Nile in Upper Egypt; with Luxor, Karnak is on the site of ancient Thebes; location of temple of Amen (Amun), considered one of the finest examples of early New Kingdom religious architecture; also has many Middle Kingdom remains." [The J.P.Getty Fund: Thesaurus of Geographic Names]. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was working on "The Nile" project and traveled to Africa in April 1962, visiting Egypt.