The obelisks at Karnak, page, photomechanical print, number: 'Plate XL', Karnak, cliché maker: Harroun & Bierstadt (possibly), New York (city), c. 1881, photographer, printer (person), North Africa, North America, paper, collotype, artotype, height 274 mm x width 205 mm, ruin of a building, architecture, obelisk, needle, temple, shrine, Egyptian religion, Two tall obelisks rise vertically from a rubble-strewn foreground, each with smooth tapering sides and pointed tops, their surfaces marked with vertical carved designs. Between and around the obelisks are piles of large, rough-hewn stone blocks stacked and scattered, creating irregular shapes and shadows. In the distant background a small rectangular stone structure with an open doorway stands on the plain, and a few thin palm trees are visible near the horizon. The sky above is pale and empty, filling most of the upper part of the image.
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The obelisks at Karnak, page, photomechanical print, number: 'Plate XL', Karnak, cliché maker: Harroun & Bierstadt (possibly), New York (city), c. 1881, photographer, printer (person), North Africa, North America, paper, collotype, artotype, height 274 mm x width 205 mm, ruin of a building, architecture, obelisk, needle, temple, shrine, Egyptian religion, Two tall obelisks rise vertically from a rubble-strewn foreground, each with smooth tapering sides and pointed tops, their surfaces marked with vertical carved designs. Between and around the obelisks are piles of large, rough-hewn stone blocks stacked and scattered, creating irregular shapes and shadows. In the distant background a small rectangular stone structure with an open doorway stands on the plain, and a few thin palm trees are visible near the horizon. The sky above is pale and empty, filling most of the upper part of the image.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B06_284

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obelisks Karnak page photomechanical print number Plate XL cliché maker Harroun & Bierstadt New York city c 1881 photographer printer person North Africa North America paper collotype artotype height 274 mm x width 205 mm ruin building architecture obelisk needle temple shrine Egyptian religion Two tall obelisks rise vertically rubble-strewn foreground smooth tapering sides pointed tops surfaces marked vertical carved designs piles large rough-hewn stone blocks stacked scattered creating irregular shapes shadows distant background small rectangular stone structure open doorway stands plain thin palm trees visible near horizon sky pale empty filling upper part image

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