Thebes: The Temple-Palace of Medinet Habu

Series TitleEgypt and Palestine Photographed and Described

Artist Francis Frith (English, 1822 - 1898)

Publisher James S. Virtue (English, 1829 - 1892)

Date1857

MediumAlbumen print

DimensionsOverall: 6 1/4 × 8 15/16 inches (15.88 × 22.7 cm)

Credit LineGift of Margaret Hall in memory of Alfred E. Miller

Object numberF91-51/36

Signedon plate, lower right: Frith

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DescriptionTwo walls running perpendicular to each other, constructed of large blocks of stone, some areas open for windows, other blocks incised with symbols. Pile of of stone rubble in left foreground. One carved foot in block stands in area of foreground next to rubble.

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