Ancient temple ruins with broken columns and stone blocks scattered around. The setting appears to be a dry, open landscape under a clear sky. The text at the top reads "ÉGYPTE" and at the bottom "Kôm Ombo [Ombo] Vue générale du Kôm."

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Kôm-Ombou (Ombos). Vue Générale des Ruines

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Félix Teynard

French Photographer · 1817–1892

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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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Date
negative 1851–1852; print 1853
Medium
Salted paper print
Culture
French
Department
Photographs
Institution
Getty Museum
Object ID
1c0e2a2f-6983-4e1a-ab37-0224610401c8

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View of ruins buried in the sand in a desert landscape. Multiple columns support a partial roof. Additional pieces of columns and debris surround the structure.

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  • Kom Ombo — Aswan Governorate, EgyptMatched from the record’s own words: “Kôm-Ombou (Ombos)”
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