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Obelisk corresponding to the one in Paris (Thebes)
Obelisk corresponding to the one in Paris (Thebes)

Obelisk corresponding to the one in Paris (Thebes)

Artist Leavitt Hunt (American, 1831 - 1907)
Date1851
MediumSalt print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 8 5/16 × 6 7/8 inches (21.11 × 17.45 cm)
Mount: 13 9/16 × 10 5/8 inches (34.44 × 27 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2015.20.11
Signednone
InscribedOn mount recto, lower right, in black pen: "Obelisk corresponding to the one in Paris"
MarkingsOn image recto, upper right corner, in pencil: "3"
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DescriptionImage of a stone obelisk with details etched into the surface. It sits next to a shorter, stacked stone structure.
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