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Egyptian Idol. At Thebes
Creator
Francis FrithPhotographer · 1822–1898
All works by this person →Before turning his attention to photography around 1850, Francis Frith was apprenticed to a cutlery firm and worked as a wholesale grocer. With a partner he opened the Frith & Hayward photography studio in Liverpool. In 1856 Frith made an extended trip to Egypt, traveling up the Nile from Cairo to Abu Simbel. He photographed along the entire way, using three different cameras: a stereoscopic one a
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- 1856–1860
- Medium
- Albumen silver print
- Culture
- English
- Department
- Photographs
- Institution
- Getty Museum
View of an Osiride pillar, a stone carved column depicting the deity, Osiris, at the mortuary temple at Medinet Habu. Two smaller carved figures flank Osiris at his feet. The surrounding walls are carved with hieroglyphs.
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