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Abou-Sembil. Grand Spéos - Statues Colossales Vues de Profil
Creator
Félix TeynardFrench Photographer · 1817–1892
All works by this person →In 1851, while a civil engineer in Grenoble, France, a center of Egyptological research, Félix Teynard embarked on a journey to photograph architectural structures in Egypt. Presumably self-taught in photography, Teynard traveled more than a thousand miles up the Nile River, "isolated in a region of unmitigated poverty . . . amidst the peoples of Egypt and Nubia," carrying his cumbersome, heavy eq
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- negative about 1851–1852; print about 1853–1854
- Medium
- Salted paper print
- Culture
- French
- Department
- Photographs
- Institution
- Getty Museum
- Object ID
- 0409ebed-0c5f-4118-8678-d9677883083a
What the image shows
Two colossal seated statues carved into a rocky cliffside, facing left. The setting appears to be near a body of water, possibly a river, with a flat horizon line in the background. The statues are weathered, suggesting age and exposure to the elements. The text at the top reads "NUBIE" and at the bottom "ABOU-SEMBIL."
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From the Getty Museum record
Two colossal statues seen in profile.
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Places this record points to
- Abu Simbel (Great Temple) — Aswan Governorate, EgyptMatched from the record’s own words: “Abou-Sembil”
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