[Elephantine Island, Aswan]

Unknownabout 1865–1875

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

An island covered in ruins in the middle of the Nile River. A man in robes and a turban is sitting on top of the ruins of a building with a single arch remaining. There is a river barge docked just off shore behind the island.

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Title: [Elephantine Island, Aswan]
Creator: Unknown
Date Created: about 1865–1875
Location Created: Aswan, Egypt
Physical Dimensions: 20.8 × 26.4 cm (8 3/16 × 10 3/8 in.)
Type: Print
External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
Medium: Albumen silver print
Terms of Use: Open Content
Number: 84.XP.1429.78
Culture: Egyptian
Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Creator Display Name: Unknown maker, Egyptian
Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)

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