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Hemi-Speos, Colossi of the Exterior Section, Gerf Hussain (Tutzis)
Hemi-Speos, Colossi of the Exterior Section, Gerf Hussain (Tutzis)

Hemi-Speos, Colossi of the Exterior Section, Gerf Hussain (Tutzis)

Portfolio TitleEgypte et Nubie
Artist Félix Teynard (French, 1817 - 1892)
Date1851-1852
MediumSalt print
DimensionsSheet: 9 3/8 x 12 1/8 inches (23.83 x 30.81 cm)
Mount: 14 7/8 x 19 1/4 inches (37.77 x 48.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2009.40.2
SignedPrinted bottom central mount: "Felix Teynard"
InscribedPrinted top mount: "Nubie;" printed bottom left mount: "Imp. Phot. de H. de Fonteny et Cie f. à Paris, r. St. Nicholas d'Antin, 72;" printed bottom right mount: "Publié par Goupil et Cie èditeurs, Paris, Londres, Berlin, New York;" printed bottom center mount: "Djerf-Hocein (Tutzis) / Hemi-Speos Colosses de la Partie Extérieure / pl. 124"
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DescriptionImage of two Egyptian figures used at posts to hold up a lintel covered with hieroglyphics; the lintel attaches to a steep cliff on the left. Plate 124 from an album.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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