Ancient temple ruins with columns and arches, set against a backdrop of scattered stones and debris. The text at the top reads "NLRIF" and at the bottom, "KALARCHEN (TAMIS) VUE DE PORTEAU."

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Kalabcheh (Talmis). Ruines de Temple - Vue du Pronaos

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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 about 1851–1852; print about 1853–1854
Medium
Salted paper print
Culture
French
Department
Photographs
Institution
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Object ID
21eb09ba-04b2-418e-8b76-2d77e44e336c

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Ruins of a temple with four, decorative columns forming a portico.

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  • Temple of Kalabsha (original site) — Nubia, Aswan Governorate, EgyptMatched from the record’s own words: “Kalabcheh (Talmis)”
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