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Maker(s):Sébah, Jean Pascal
Culture:Turkish (1872-1947)
Title:Climbing the Pyramid of Cheops [Khufu], Giza
Date Made:late 19th - early 20th century
Type:Photograph
Materials:Albumen print
Place Made:Africa; Asia; Egypt
Measurements:mount: 17 in x 14 in; 43.18 cm x 35.56 cm; image: 10 1/2 in x 8 1/8 in; 26.67 cm x 20.6375 cm
Narrative Inscription:  recto lwr. l. [in negative]: Ayium Chéops: Ascencion; recto lwr. r. [in negative]: J.P. Sebah
Accession Number:  MH 1995.6.9
Credit Line:Gift of William and Sylvia Durfee
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Black and white image of a group of eight robed men standing in various poses on the side of a pyramid-like monument made of cubical stone blocks. There is a triangular patch of sky in the upper right corner.

Tags:
ancient

Subjects:
Civilization, Ancient; Photography--Printing processes--Albumen

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