Cleopatra's Temple at Erment

Series TitleEgypt and Palestine Photographed and Described

Artist Francis Frith (English, 1822 - 1898)

Publisher James S. Virtue (English, 1829 - 1892)

Date1857

MediumAlbumen print

DimensionsImage and sheet: 8 13/16 × 6 1/8 inches (22.38 × 15.56 cm)

Credit LineGift of Margaret Hall in memory of Alfred E. Miller

Object numberF91-51/37

SignedOn image, lower left, in black: "Frith E. no.42 1857"

InscribedOn sheet verso, bottom, in pencil: "Erment", "35".

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DescriptionForeground, incised stone doorway opening, looking through to courtyard, through another doorway at back. Two figures seated, one in shadow of doorway, the second in sunlit courtyard. Both seated amidst rubble of broken columns, large pieces of stone.

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