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El-Kab (Éléthya). Architecture Hypogéenne - Tombeau de Phapé - Sculptures Peintes
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
- 531c0933-18aa-4553-86a2-9e8b5df818dc
What the image shows
Ancient Egyptian bas-relief depicting various scenes including figures, animals, and hieroglyphics.
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From the Getty Museum record
Detail of a tomb wall covered in painted sunken relief sculptures. One panel depicts a scene of figures leaning forward in a row, appearing to hold onto a long rope. The bottom panel features a group of boats.
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Places this record points to
- El-Kab (Elkab) — Aswan Governorate, EgyptMatched from the record’s own words: “El-Kab (Élethya)”
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