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Pompey's Pillar

Unknownabout 1881

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

View of a monolithic column, topped with an ornate capital, standing over a densely populated area. Visible in the foreground are two people standing in the lower right area of the image, and in the background, a built structure on top of a mound-like land formation.

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  • Title: Pompey's Pillar
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: about 1881
  • Location Created: Alexandria, Egypt
  • Physical Dimensions: 19.2 × 25.2 cm (7 9/16 × 9 15/16 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: 2007.26.206.76
  • Culture: British
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Partial gift from the Wilson Centre for Photography
  • Creator Display Name: Unknown
  • Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)
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