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Gateway of Ptolemy, Euergetes I, Karnak
Gateway of Ptolemy, Euergetes I, Karnak

Gateway of Ptolemy, Euergetes I, Karnak

Artist Robert Murray (Scottish, 1822 - 1893)
Dateca. 1852-1854
MediumSalt print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 9 1/8 × 7 3/16 inches (23.18 × 18.26 cm)
Mount: 15 7/16 × 12 1/16 inches (39.21 × 30.64 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2009.6.68
SignedOn mount recto, lower left corner, in black type on white label: "Photographed by R. Murray: Published by J. Hogarth, 5, Haymarket, London."
InscribedOn mount recto, lower right, in black pen: "Gateway of Ptolemy Euergetes I, Karnac."
MarkingsOn mount recto, upper left corner, in black pen: "75"; On mount verso, lower left corner, in pencil: "300923"
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DescriptionImage of a stone doorway covered with hieroglyphics; another stone structure is in the background.Exhibition History

Exploring Egypt: 19th Century Expeditionary Photography.  The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, March 6 - July 18, 2010, no cat.

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