Caption

Koum-Ombos (Égypt), View of the Temple of Kom Ombo, photograph, Part of Travel album with 80 photos of Egypt., number: '89', negative number: '176', photographer: Maison Bonfils, Kom Ombo, c. 1870 - c. 1898, North Africa, pasteboard, paper, albumen print, height 220 mm x width 280 mm, temple, shrine, Egyptian religion, A sunlit ruin of a stone structure with rows of large carved columns topped by ornate capitals, some capitals shaped like stylized plant forms, stands amid scattered massive stone blocks and broken architectural fragments lying on a sandy, rubble-strewn ground, with horizontal lintels and a partially intact entablature showing carved reliefs above the columns and open spaces between the supports.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A80_187

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Keywords

Koum-Ombos Égypt View Temple Kom Ombo photograph Part Travel album 80 photos Egypt number 89 negative number 176 photographer Maison Bonfils c 1870 - c 1898 North Africa pasteboard paper albumen print height 220 mm x width 280 mm temple shrine Egyptian religion sunlit ruin stone structure rows large carved columns topped ornate capitals capitals shaped stylized plant forms stands scattered massive stone blocks broken architectural fragments lying sandy rubble-strewn ground horizontal lintels partially intact entablature showing reliefs columns open spaces supports