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032-003302708 Subject Obelisks

1. Wf1/4625(30)

Reference (shelfmark):
Wf1/4625(30)
Title:
Obelisk and Lotus Column, Karnac. Photographer: Frith, Francis
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed 'Frith --- 1857' in the negative (cropped). Genre: Archaeological Photography View looking towards the granite obelisk, with the base of the lotus column in the left foreground, in the Temple of Amun-Ra at Karnak: 'Around is a perfect chaos of splendid ruin, amongst which I...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1857
Extent:
1 item

2. Wf1/4625(32)

Reference (shelfmark):
Wf1/4625(32)
Title:
The broken obelisk, Karnac. Photographer: Frith, Francis
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed 'Frith E. No. 46 1857' in the negative. Genre: Archaeological Photography View of the fallen obelisk, with a European and two Arab figures posed in the foreground and the standing obelisk beyond. The Great Hypostyle Hall of the temple can be seen in the background: 'Here is...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1857
Extent:
1 item

3. Wf1/4625(36)

Reference (shelfmark):
Wf1/4625(36)
Title:
The Court of Shishak, Karnac. Photographer: Frith, Francis
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed 'Frith E. No. 68 1857' in the negative. Genre: Archaeological Photography View from the first court of the Temple of Amun-Ra at Karnak, looking eastwards towards the second pylon, with the hypostyle hall and obelisk beyond. In the foreground, among the remains of fallen col...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1857
Extent:
1 item

4. Wf1/4625(28)

Reference (shelfmark):
Wf1/4625(28)
Title:
Entrance to the Great Temple, Luxor. Photographer: Frith, Francis
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed 'Frith' in the negative. Genre: Archaeological Photography View from the north, looking towards the southern half of the outer pylon of the Temple of Amun-Kamutef at Luxor. The entrance is flanked by the two massive, half-buried images of Rameses II, with the surviving obel...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1857
Extent:
1 item