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Central aisle of the hypostyle hall, Karnak, Egypt
Central aisle of the hypostyle hall, Karnak, Egypt

Central aisle of the hypostyle hall, Karnak, Egypt

Original Language TitleÉgypte, Avenue centrale de la salle hypostyle, Karnak
Artist Félix Bonfils (French, 1831 - 1885)
Date1873
MediumAlbumen print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 15 1/8 × 11 1/8 inches (38.43 × 28.27 cm)
Mount: 25 3/16 × 19 1/4 inches (63.98 × 48.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2017.68.5
SignedSigned and numbered on in negative, on image recto, lower left: "Bonfils / 38"; Attributed on mount recto, bottom of left edge: "PAR BONFILS PHOT. Á ALAIS (GARD)".
InscribedOn mount recto, upper left edge: "VUES DE TOUT L'ORIENT"; On mount recto, bottom, in black type: "ÉGYPTE / A venue centrale de la salle hypostyle, Karnak".
MarkingsOn mount recto, lower left corner, in pencil: [illegible marking]; On mount verso, upper left, in pencil: "00281".
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DescriptionImage of exterior columed hallway; columns decorated with hieroglyphics and pictures of ancient Egypt. A figure stands along the right edge in the shadows of the towering columns.Provenance
The Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2017;   
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2017.
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