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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Unknown
Title:Second Court of the Temple of Ramesses III, Medinet Habu
Date Made:mid 19th - early 20th century
Type:Photograph
Materials:Albumen print
Place Made:Africa; Asia; Egypt
Measurements:Mount: 14 in x 17 in; 35.6 cm x 43.2 cm; Sheet/Image: 7 1/2 in x 10 1/4 in; 19 cm x 26 cm
Accession Number:  MH 1995.6.20
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 temple exterior or courtyard, with a thick, hieroglyph inscribed wall. The ends of two colonades, which appear to wrap around the enclosing walls of the space, are visible. Eight figures stand in roughly two groups, with four in the center and four to the left. Several fallen columns are visible in the foreground.

Tags:
ancient

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

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