Valley of the Tombs of the Kings at Thebes (recto); The Port of Aswan, frontier of Egypt (verso)

Artist Pascal Sébah (Turkish, 1823 - 1886)

Dateca. 1870s

MediumAlbumen prints

DimensionsImage: 8 1/4 x 10 1/2 inches (20.96 x 26.67 cm)
Mount: 12 1/2 x 16 inches (31.75 x 40.64 cm)
Mat: 14 x 18 inches (35.56 x 45.72 cm)

Credit LineGift of Keith F. Davis

Object number2010.33.3.A,B

Signedverso and recto: printed on photo, bottom right: "P. Sebah Phot."

Inscribedverso: printed on photo, bottom left: "No. 95 Port D'Assouan Frontiére d'Egypte." recto: printed twice on photo, bottom left: "No. 87 Vallée des Tombeaux des Rois á Thebes."

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Descriptionverso: Image of rocky outcropping located above a port on the Nile River; many boats are docked along the shore.
recto: Image of very rocky terrain with road in center; mountains towers in background.

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