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1786.b.33, 1(45)
- Record Id:
- 040-003228109
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003228064
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100026867937.0x00109a
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- 1786.b.33, 1(45)
- Title:
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Edfoo. (Front view of the Temple.) Photographer: Douglas, James
- Scope & Content:
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Genre: Archaeological Photography
View looking towards south face the entrance pylon of the Temple of Horus at Edfu (Idfu). At this time almost half of the structure was still buried beneath the sand. This is noted in the accompanying letterpress, which speaks of 'the excellent [state of] preservation in which the building still is, having been effectually protected by the accumulation of rubbish, which entirely filled it till within a very few years...'
- Collection Area:
- Printed Collections
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003228064
040-003228109 - 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(45) : Edfoo. (Front view of the Temple.) Photographer: Douglas, James - Hierarchy:
- 032-003228064[0045]/040-003228109
- 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 272 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:
- Architectural Elements
Architectural Types
Architecture
Gateways
Pylons
Religious Buildings
Temple of Horus (Edfu)
Temples