Caption

Louqsor Le pylon avec l'obelisque, Pylon with obelisk in Luxor, photograph, Part of Travel album with 80 photos of Egypt., negative number: '971', photographer: Zangaki, C. & G., Luxor, c. 1870 - c. 1890, Zangaki, photographer, North Africa, pasteboard, paper, albumen print, height 217 mm x width 276 mm, obelisk, needle, gate, entrance, A sepia-toned photograph shows a tall obelisk with carved vertical panels rising between two ancient stone walls topped with flat cornices, the walls marked by rectangular openings and surface carvings. A vertical pole leans in front of the left wall and a fragment of a statue stands near an entrance at the base of the right wall. The foreground includes a lower textured masonry wall with a small arched doorway and geometric lattice opening, and scattered stones and rubble rest along the base of the structures. The sky above is pale and empty.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A80_178

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Louqsor Le pylon avec l'obelisque Pylon obelisk Luxor photograph Part Travel album 80 photos Egypt negative number 971 photographer Zangaki C & G c 1870 - c 1890 North Africa pasteboard paper albumen print height 217 mm x width 276 mm needle gate entrance sepia-toned photograph tall obelisk carved vertical panels rising two ancient stone walls topped flat cornices walls marked rectangular openings surface carvings vertical pole leans front left wall fragment statue stands near base right wall foreground includes lower textured masonry wall small arched doorway geometric lattice opening scattered stones rubble rest structures sky pale empty