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Antiquities at the Island of Biggeh
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
More on Getty ULAN- Date
- 1857
- Medium
- Albumen silver print
- Culture
- English
- Department
- Photographs
- Institution
- Getty Museum
- Object ID
- 8db503a5-af5d-4cc9-a2a7-3189db82a66a
What the image shows
Ancient ruins on a rocky island.
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From the Getty Museum record
Desert scene with ruins, rocky hills, and shore to the far right.
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Places this record points to
- Bigeh Island — Aswan Governorate, EgyptMatched from the record’s own words: “Antiquities at the Island of Biggeh”
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