Egypt > Victorian Albumen Prints > Karnak Two Obelisks 8390VQJHP
A collection of copies of photographs of Egyptian sites taken in the 1870's by Victorian photographers Beato, Frith and Sebah and modern versions have been made as well.
© Jim Henderson
Photographer: | Jim Henderson | |||
Collection: | Victorian Albumen Prints | |||
Filename: | Karnak Two Obelisks 8390VQJHP |
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Upload Date: | 2008-04-03 12:57:48 | |||
Photo Size: | 7.5mb 3780x4952 pixels | |||
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Caption: | Karnak Temple Two Obelisks Ancient Egypt Frith Photo Albumen PrintVictorian is located near Luxor City centre on the East Bank of the River Nile and it the largest religious complex on the Nile. Here showing the fallen obelisk top of Hatshepsut's southern one; the northern still stands beyond. The photo was possibly taken by Francis Frith, an English Victorian photographer around the 1880's but it is not signed. |
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