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Nubie. Temple d'Abou-Simbel, Égypte
Félix Bonfils1870s
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
View of the exterior of one of the temples at Abu Simbel, known as the Great Temple, with three seated pharaoh-like figures guarding the entrance to the rock temple. A fourth figure was largely destroyed, leaving only its legs. A native man sits on the foot of one of the stone sculptures, while another stands near the entrance.
Details
- Title: Nubie. Temple d'Abou-Simbel, Égypte
- Creator: Félix Bonfils
- Date Created: 1870s
- Physical Dimensions: 21 × 27 cm (8 1/4 × 10 5/8 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: 86.XA.750.43
- Culture: French
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
- Creator Display Name: Félix Bonfils (French, 1831 - 1885)
- Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)
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