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[Edfou, Sculptures et Inscriptions de la Façade Orientale du Mur d'Enceinte]
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
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- 1854–1855
- Medium
- Salted paper print from a paper negative
- Culture
- American
- Department
- Photographs
- Institution
- Getty Museum
- Object ID
- 379642ae-8cda-44ae-b96d-1345659a9860
What the image shows
Ancient temple ruins with carved reliefs of figures, possibly deities or historical figures, standing in a row against a stone wall. The setting appears arid, with a flat, sandy foreground. The figures are engraved in relief, showing detailed poses and attire.
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Places this record points to
- Edfu Temple — Aswan Governorate, EgyptMatched from the record’s own words: “Edfou, Sculptures et Inscriptions de la Façade Orientale du Mur d'Enceinte”
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