Tombs near Osioot [Assiut.] Photographer: Douglas, James
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Genre: Landscape Photography 'This curious scene is a Moslem Cemetery; where almost every Tomb is covered by a dome and surrounded by an enclosure, additions commonly made only to those of saints and personages of high rank.' A technically deficient photograph: the camera has moved during the e...
Mosque at Osioot [Assiut]. Photographer: Douglas, James
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Genre: Architectural Photography View looking along a narrow street towards the minaret of the mosque, the top of which is out of the frame: 'The picture was taken late in the afternoon in one of the narrow streets of Osioot, which was likewise so short as to prevent the Camera being placed dis...
Genre: Archaeological Photography Close view of a stele inscribed with hieroglyphics and relief sculpture: 'The Photograph is of a slab of Sienite, which formed the jamb of the door of one of the inner chambers, and will serve as an illustration of the manner in which the whole of the inner par...
Genre: Archaeological Photography View of part of the exterior of the Temple of Hathor at Dendera, with the ruins of brick-built structures in the foreground: 'This Temple stands among the mounds of the old town of Tentyris, and is still further hidden and disfigured by the shapeless ruins of a...
Old Goornah. (Portico.) Photographer: Douglas, James
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Genre: Archaeological Photography View along the colonnaded façade (the entrance to the hypostyle hall?) of the Temple of Sethos I (Sety I), near the hill of Dra Abu el-Naga at the northern end of the plain of Thebes. The area and modern village are variously spelled Qurna, Gurna or el Gurna.
Old Goornah. (Temple from behind.) Photographer: Douglas, James
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Genre: Archaeological Photography General view along rear façade of the Temple of Sethos I (see also preceding print): '…the whole of the back part (as may be seen from the photograph) is either in utter ruin or has completely disappeared.'