Thebes: Interior of Courtyard at Medinet Habu

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 3/8 × 9 1/16 inches (16.19 × 23.02 cm)

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

Object numberF91-51/38

SignedOn plate, lower left: Frith E no 64 1857

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DescriptionTwo walls running perpendicular, one held up by square stone pillars, incised and decorated, the other wall held up by two colossal columns. There are three fluted columns standing behind other pieces of the columns scattered around center area. Two figures, one seated, one standing amidst the broken columns.

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