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1691. 647.a.1(73)

Reference (shelfmark):
647.a.1(73)
Title:
Unknown female figure of the Roman period. Height 5 feet 9 and a half inches. Photographer: Bedford, Francis
Scope & Content:
Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of 'It is evidently a portrait, but has not as yet been identified. The countenance is very expressive … It was found in the Temple of Venus.'
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1864
Extent:
1 item

1692. 647.a.1(74)

Reference (shelfmark):
647.a.1(74)
Title:
Iconic female bust. Height 1 foot 10 and a half inches. Photographer: Bedford, Francis
Scope & Content:
Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of 'This bust is remarkable for the singular headdress, composed of plaits coiled round in a conical mass. This headdress seems a caricature of that which prevailed in the time of the Empress Faustina the Elder; and as the bust is evidently a portrait, it may repre...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1864
Extent:
1 item

1693. 647.a.1(75)

Reference (shelfmark):
647.a.1(75)
Title:
Head of Perseus. Height 4 inches. Photographer: Bedford, Francis
Scope & Content:
Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of 'The features are very forcibly modelled. The head is probably a work of the Macedonian period. It was found in the Temple of Venus.'
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1864
Extent:
1 item

1694. 647.a.1(76)

Reference (shelfmark):
647.a.1(76)
Title:
Cyrene crowned by Libya. Group in relief, 3 feet 4 inches by 2 feet 3 inches. Photographer: Bedford, Francis
Scope & Content:
Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Relief panel, found in the Temple of Venus, representing the nymph Cyrene in the act of strangling a lion, while the figure of Libya holds a wreath or crown above her head; with an inscription below.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1864
Extent:
1 item

1695. 649.a.18(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
649.a.18(1)
Title:
Philae. Vue générale prise de l'Île de Béghéh. Photographer: Banville, Aymard Athanase de
Scope & Content:
View from the nearby island of Biga looking towards the Temple of Isis: 'Le premier plan comprend, à droite, une petit temple de l'époque ptolémaïque, situé dans l'île de Béghéh, et les masses de roches granitiques qui composent le sol de cette île. Un bras du Nil la sépare de Philae. Au second ...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1863-1864
Extent:
1 item

1696. 649.a.18(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
649.a.18(2)
Title:
Philae. Vue du Grand Quai, prise de l'Île de Béghéh. Photographer: Banville, Aymard Athanase de
Scope & Content:
View from the island of Biga looking towards Philae, with the quayside wall overlooking the Nile in the foreground and the Temple of Isis beyond: 'A droite, elle commence avec le petit temple et l'obélisque. Au milieu est le grand quai et le premier pylône. A gauche, la vue embrasse l'extrémité ...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1863-1864
Extent:
1 item

1697. 649.a.18(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
649.a.18(3)
Title:
Philae. Vue partielle du Grand Temple [PRINT MISSING]. Photographer: Banville, Aymard Athanase de
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1863-1864
Extent:
1 item

1698. 649.a.18(4)

Reference (shelfmark):
649.a.18(4)
Title:
Philae. Première cour - portion de la galerie de l'ouest. Photographer: Banville, Aymard Athanase de
Scope & Content:
Close view of pillars and capitals in the Temple of Isis.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1863-1864
Extent:
1 item

1699. 649.a.18(5)

Reference (shelfmark):
649.a.18(5)
Title:
Philae. Vue du petit temple. Photographer: Banville, Aymard Athanase de
Scope & Content:
View of the small temple known as the Kiosk of Trajan.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1863-1864
Extent:
1 item

1700. 649.a.18(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
649.a.18(6)
Title:
Philae. Vue du Rocher de Koulonosso. Photographer: Banville, Aymard Athanase de
Scope & Content:
View of rock formations on the bank of the Nile near Philae, with figures posed among the boulders to indicate scale. The description of this plate draws attention to the inscriptions on the rocks made by early Egyptian travellers up the Nile: 'Ce rocher, situé près de Philae, sur la rive droit...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1863-1864
Extent:
1 item

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