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Djébel-Selséleh (Silsilis). Stèles Architecturales Taillées dans les Carrières
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 1851–1852; print 1853
- Medium
- Salted paper print
- Culture
- French
- Department
- Photographs
- Institution
- Getty Museum
- Object ID
- 1774e728-d06c-4988-af96-d82a5843736f
What the image shows
Ancient temple ruins carved into rock, featuring columns and carvings, set against a rocky landscape with sparse vegetation. The text reads "ÉGYPTE" at the top and "DJEBEL SELSELEM [SILSILIS] STÈLES ARCHITECTURALES TAILLÉES DANS LES CAHIÈRES" at the bottom.
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From the Getty Museum record
The ruins of a structure carved into the side of a rocky hill. The structure consists of four columns supporting a partial roof. The ground is covered in rocks and brush.
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Places this record points to
- Gebel el-Silsila — Aswan Governorate, EgyptMatched from the record’s own words: “Djébel-Selséleh (Silsilis)”
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