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Karnac, Thebes (Main View)
Francis Frith
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
View of the ruins of a section of an ancient Egyptian temple, possibly a doorway. This view looks toward two pilaster-like columns that had been carved with lotus and papyrus symbols. The stump of a fluted column can be seen in the foreground. A double view intended for stereoscope use, mounted within a book.
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Details
- Title: Karnac, Thebes (Main View)
- Creator: Francis Frith
- Date Created: 1859–1860
- Location Created: London, England
- Physical Dimensions: 7.2 × 14.4 cm (2 13/16 × 5 11/16 in.)
- Type: Print
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Tinted albumen silver print
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 84.XB.1346.39
- Culture: English
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
- Creator Display Name: Francis Frith (English, 1822 - 1898)
- Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)
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