Caption

Phyloe. General view of the temples of Isis (Egypt), View of the Temples of Isis on the island of Philae, photograph, Part of a travel album with 80 photos of Egypt., negative number: '187', photographer: Maison Bonfils, Philae, c. 1870 - c. 1898, North Africa, pasteboard, paper, albumen print, height 222 mm x width 280 mm, The Temples of Isis on Philae were moved to the island of Agilkia between 1977 and 1980 due to the construction of the Aswan Dam., temple, shrine, Egyptian religion, Egypt, A wide, pale photograph of an ancient stone temple complex showing large, flat-topped walls and gateways with carved reliefs, a long colonnade of round columns with decorated capitals stretching diagonally across the middle ground, and a separate pavilion with clustered columns on the right, all set amid a foreground of uneven, rocky ground and scattered stone blocks.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A80_189

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Keywords

Phyloe General view temples Isis Egypt View Temples island Philae photograph Part travel album 80 photos negative number 187 photographer Maison Bonfils c 1870 - c 1898 North Africa pasteboard paper albumen print height 222 mm x width 280 mm moved Agilkia 1977 1980 due construction Aswan Dam temple shrine Egyptian religion wide pale photograph ancient stone temple complex showing large flat-topped walls gateways carved reliefs long colonnade round columns decorated capitals stretching diagonally across middle ground separate pavilion clustered columns right set foreground uneven rocky ground scattered stone blocks