Archive Reference (shelfmark): 74/Cup.652.m.2, 1 / Language: Not applicable / Subject: Excavation - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

Archive Reference (shelfmark) 74/Cup.652.m.2, 1 Language Not applicable Subject Excavation

Reference (shelfmark):: 74/Cup.652.m.2, 1(78)
Title:: Djébel-Selséleh (Silsilis). Stèles architecturales taillées dans les carrières [Architectural stelae carved in the quarries at Gebel el-Silsila]. Photographer: Teynard, Félix
Scope & Content:: Genre: Archaeological Photography View looking up the hillside towards inscription slabs carved in the rock face and set within porticoed niches. The area around Gebel el-Silsila, about 65 kilometres north of Aswan, was famous for its quarries, whose sandstone was use for temple construction fr...
Collection Area:: Printed Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1851-1852
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: 74/Cup.652.m.2, 1(81)
Title:: Assouan (Syène). Carrière de granit — Ancien système d'extraction [Granite quarry, ancient method of quarrying, Aswan]. Photographer: Teynard, Félix
Scope & Content:: Genre: Archaeological Photography Geberal view of an excavated area of the quarry, with a large slab of granite, dressed on site, lying in the foreground.
Collection Area:: Printed Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1851-1852
Extent:: 1 item

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