The Temple Palace, Medinet Habou, Thebes
The Temple Palace, Medinet Habou, Thebes

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The Temple Palace, Medinet Habou, Thebes,

1856–57

Francis Frith, English, 1822–1898
x1982-344.24

Information

Title
The Temple Palace, Medinet Habou, Thebes
Dates

1856–57

Maker
Francis Frith
Medium

Albumen print

Dimensions

sheet (approx.): 43.8 × 33 cm (17 1/4 × 13 in.)

Credit Line

Robert O. Dougan Collection, gift of Warner Communications, Inc.

Object Number
x1982-344.24
Place Made

Europe, England, London

Place Depicted

Africa, Egypt, Medinet Habu

Inscription

Printed on mount, below image center: THE TEMPLE PALACE, MEDINET HABOU, / Thebes.

Marks/Labels/Seals

Signed in negative, lower right corner: Frith

Culture
Egyptian (ancient), British
Type
albumen prints, black-and-white photographs, photographs
Techniques
albumen process
Subject
battles, migdols, hieroglyphics, historic monuments, temples, statues, ruins

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