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Deîr. Vue Extérieure de l'Habitation de Kâchef
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 about 1851–1852; print about 1853–1854
- Medium
- Salted paper print
- Culture
- French
- Department
- Photographs
- Institution
- Getty Museum
- Object ID
- 4de6ccf9-15c3-4d5c-8334-49cc74fb0208
What the image shows
A group of people near a large stone structure with arched doorways and walls. The setting appears to be a dry, open area, possibly a courtyard or plaza. The text at the top reads "NUBIE" and at the bottom "DEIR."
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From the Getty Museum record
A large, rectangular building decorated with rows of triangular shapes. Small, square windows line the top of the structure, and arches are evenly placed along the length of the building. Groups of people sit on the ground in front of the house.
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Places this record points to
- Deir (Nubian village) — Nubia, Aswan Governorate, EgyptMatched from the record’s own words: “Deîr”
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