'An Egyptian Snake Charmer Piles His Trade Beside the Avenue of Sphinxes, Temple of Karnak, Thebes, Egypt', c1930s. Karnak Temple Complex near Luxor, in Egypt began during the reign of Senusret I in the Middle Kingdom and continued into the Ptolemaic period. The Avenue of Sphinxes connected Luxor and Karnak temples and was used for ceremonial processions. From "Tour of the World". [Keystone View Company, Meadville, Pa., New York, Chicago, London]