Luxor: Thebes

Series TitleEgypt and Palestine Photographed and Described

Artist Francis Frith (English, 1822 - 1898)

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

Date1857

MediumAlbumen print

DimensionsOverall: 6 5/16 × 8 9/16 inches (16.03 × 21.75 cm)

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

Object numberF91-51/31

Signedon plate, lower left: Frith

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DescriptionSame location, different view as F92-51/30. Looking through the entrance, with shoulder and face of both colossi visible, one on each side of opening, figure stands in shaft of light, a second figure sits on stone at entrance. Through the entrance, a decorated tower can be seen.

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