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[Médinet Habu, Secound Court]
Creator
John Beasley GreeneAmerican Photographer · 1832–1856
All works by this person →A French-born archaeologist based in Paris and a student of photographer Gustave Le Gray, John Beasly Greene became a founding member of the Société Française de Photographie and belonged to two societies devoted to Eastern studies. Greene became the first practicing archaeologist to use photography, although he was careful to keep separate files for his documentary images and his more artistic la
More on Getty ULAN- Date
- 1854–1855
- Medium
- Salted paper print from a paper negative
- Culture
- American
- Department
- Photographs
- Institution
- Getty Museum
- Object ID
- 09ed9b77-cdad-417f-ab18-4b4e788159dc
What the image shows
Ancient temple ruins with columns and inscriptions carved into stone walls. A tent is set up near the ruins, suggesting a historical or archaeological context. The setting appears arid, with sandy ground surrounding the structures.
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Places this record points to
- Medinet Habu — Luxor, EgyptMatched from the record’s own words: “Médinet Habu, Secound Court”
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