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Karnak (Thèbes). Avenue des Sphinx - Vue Générale prise du Point G
Félix Teynardnegative 1851–1852; print 1853
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
The ruins of two rows of sphinxes facing one another along an ancient avenue. The sphinxes all appear to be headless. A cluster of palm trees is growing at the edge of the road.
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- Title: Karnak (Thèbes). Avenue des Sphinx - Vue Générale prise du Point G
- Creator: Félix Teynard
- Date Created: negative 1851–1852; print 1853
- Location Created: Karnak, Egypt
- Physical Dimensions: 23.9 × 30.3 cm (9 7/16 × 11 15/16 in.)
- Type: Print
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Salted paper print
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 86.XB.693.1.67
- Culture: French
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
- Creator Display Name: Félix Teynard (French, 1817 - 1892)
- Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)
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