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Sepia photograph of a tall carved stone pylon gateway at an Egyptian temple, with rows of figures, a doorway, and a colonnade to the left.

Edfou, Egypt: the pylon at the Great Temple. Photograph by Pascal Sébah, ca. 1875.

A sepia photograph shows the tall, sloping pylon gateway of a stone temple, its faces carved with rows of standing figures and hieroglyphs. A doorway sits at the base of the right tower, and a colonnade and palm trees appear at the left under a pale sky.

Artist
Pascal Sebah
Date
1875
Medium
Photographic prints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2990 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1875.
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Español: Pilono del Gran Templo de Edfu, Egipto, copia fotográfica c. 1875

Una fotografía en tono sepia muestra el alto pilono inclinado de un templo de piedra, con las caras talladas con filas de figuras de pie y jeroglíficos. Una puerta se ubica en la base de la torre derecha, y a la izquierda aparecen una columnata y palmeras bajo un cielo pálido.

Português: Pilone do Grande Templo de Edfu, Egito, cópia fotográfica c. 1875

Uma fotografia em tom sépia mostra o alto pilone inclinado de um templo de pedra, com as faces esculpidas em fileiras de figuras em pé e hieróglifos. Uma porta fica na base da torre direita, e à esquerda aparecem uma colunata e palmeiras sob um céu claro.

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