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Béni-Haçan. Architecture Hypogéenne - Tombeau d'Amoneï
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
- 27a10861-fc21-4860-891c-8e23c36b6ae7
What the image shows
Three rectangular openings in a stone wall, likely part of ancient Egyptian architecture, with shadows cast across them. The text at the top reads "ÉGYPTE" and at the bottom "BÉNI-HACAN".
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From the Getty Museum record
The facade of a tomb built into the side of a wall. Two rectangular columns support a low roof. Hieroglyphs and graffiti have been inscribed on the interior walls.
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Places this record points to
- Beni Hasan — Minya Governorate, EgyptMatched from the record’s own words: “Béni-Haçan”
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