Luxor: The Approach to Courtyard of Amenophis III

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 3/16 × 8 13/16 inches (15.72 × 22.38 cm)

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

Object numberF91-51/33

Signedon plate, lower left: Frith E No 43 1857

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DescriptionDouble row of large stone columns fluted at top, runs from right to center. Group of figures seated at end of column next to partial wall. Two large brick walls run across background with open area in center. Partly visible behind this is an obelisk. One figure stands walking away from seated grouping.

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