Caption

Karnak. Avenue centrale de la salle hypostyle, Egypt, Columns with hieroglyphs of the Great Hall (Hypylica Hall) in the Temple of Karnak, photograph, Part of Travel Album with 80 Photos of Egypt., negative number: '142', photographer: Maison Bonfils, Temple of Karnak, c. 1870 - c. 1898, North Africa, Luxor, pasteboard, paper, albumen print, height 279 mm x width 221 mm, temple, shrine, Egyptian religion, Egyptian hieroglyphs, A tall, narrow view between massive stone columns carved with raised figures and decorative bands, the column tops widening into rounded capitals, a worn stone pathway between the columns leading to a distant view of a low stone wall and a single palm tree, scattered stones and rubble on the ground, a person wearing a long garment and a head covering standing near the base of a column in the foreground, the scene rendered in a sepia-toned monochrome.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A80_175

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47.5Mb (9.2Mb) / 12.2in x 15.1in / 3656 x 4544 (300dpi)

Keywords

Karnak Avenue centrale de la salle hypostyle Egypt Columns hieroglyphs Great Hall Hypylica Hall Temple photograph Part Travel Album 80 Photos negative number 142 photographer Maison Bonfils c 1870 - c 1898 North Africa Luxor pasteboard paper albumen print height 279 mm x width 221 mm temple shrine Egyptian religion Egyptian hieroglyphs tall narrow view massive stone columns carved raised figures decorative bands column tops widening rounded capitals worn stone pathway columns leading distant view low stone wall single palm tree scattered stones rubble ground person wearing long garment head covering standing near base column foreground scene rendered sepia-toned monochrome