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[Louqsor, Obélisque, Côtés Est et Sud]
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
- Medium
- Salted paper print from a paper negative
- Culture
- American
- Department
- Photographs
- Institution
- Getty Museum
- Object ID
- 12931fa1-dfd7-44fb-b1f5-82625e902f49
What the image shows
A tall obelisk with hieroglyphic inscriptions carved into its surface, standing against a backdrop of ancient stone structures. The obelisk is the central focus, with the background featuring weathered walls and a clear sky.
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Places this record points to
- Luxor Temple — Luxor, EgyptMatched from the record’s own words: “Louqsor, Obélisque, Côtés Est et Sud”
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