Tomb of Si Amun

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The best of Gebel Al Mawta's paintings are in this tomb, where beautifully coloured reliefs portray the dead man – thought to be a wealthy Greek landowner or merchant – making offerings and praying to Egyptian gods. There is a lovely image of the sky goddess Nut standing beside a sycamore tree.

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