Karnak: Ptolemaic Gate and Pylon, Avenue of Ram-headed Sphinxes
Karnak: Ptolemaic Gate and Pylon, Avenue of Ram-headed Sphinxes

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Karnak: Ptolemaic Gate and Pylon, Avenue of Ram-headed Sphinxes,

ca. 1855

Felice Beato, 1832–1909; born Venice, Italy; died Florence, Italy
x1975-282

Information

Title
Karnak: Ptolemaic Gate and Pylon, Avenue of Ram-headed Sphinxes
Dates

ca. 1855

Maker
Felice Beato
Medium
Albumen print
Dimensions
25.9 x 37.5 cm (10 3/16 x 14 3/4 in.) mount: 39.8 x 52.8 cm. (15 11/16 x 20 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, David H. McAlpin, Class of 1920, Fund
Object Number
x1975-282
Culture
British
Type
black-and-white photographs, photographs
Subject
earth, roads, gates, pylons, men, palm trees, rock (inorganic material)

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