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1786.b.33, 1(43)
- Record Id:
- 040-003228107
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003228064
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100026867937.0x001098
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- 1786.b.33, 1(43)
- Title:
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The Pyramid of El-Kufeh [el-Kula]. Photographer: Douglas, James
- Scope & Content:
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Genre: Archaeological Photography
View of the small brick pyramid at el-Kula, near ancient Hierakonpolis, in ruinous condition: 'The Pyramid El-Kufeh is the most southerly in Egypt, being almost fifty miles above Thebes, and is conjectured by Bunsen to be the most ancient...It is built on the edge of the limestone platform, which here forms a well defined line between the sandy desert and the narrow strip of cultivation; and being therefore not above a quarter of a mile from the river is distinctly seen from the deck of the boat. It is only 38 feet high and 35 feet broad at the base...'
- Collection Area:
- Printed Collections
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003228064
040-003228107 - Is part of:
- 1786.b.33, 1 : Photographic views taken in Egypt, by James Douglas M.D. and James Douglas Jnr. [authors' names inserted by hand] during the…
1786.b.33, 1(43) : The Pyramid of El-Kufeh [el-Kula]. Photographer: Douglas, James - Hierarchy:
- 032-003228064[0043]/040-003228107
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: 1786.b.33, 1
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Techniques:
- Albumen Print
Albumen Print From Waxed Paper Negative
Photograph
Photographic Print
Silver Printing-Out Paper Print - Start Date:
- 1860
- End Date:
- 1861
- Date Range:
- 1860-1861
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions: 214 mm x 273 mm
Format: Printed Book
Secondary Support: Card
- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Douglas, James, engineer and businessman, 1837-1918
- Subjects:
- Pyramids
Tombs and Sepulchral Monuments