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Images from various eras and styles in the Boulaq Museum in Cairo, Egypt, photograph, page, photographer: Hippolyte Délié, Cairo (city), photographer: Emile Béchard, c. 1866 - in or before 1871, Ottoman Empire, North Africa, paper, albumen print, height 232 mm x width 174 mm, piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture, permanent exhibition, museum, Boulaq Museum, A sepia-toned photograph shows a display of carved stone figures and artifacts arranged on tiered platforms, with several human-shaped statues in various seated and standing poses, some wearing headdresses and one holding a small figure; there are rounded vessels, a woven or textured spherical object, and other sculpted items placed among the figures, all set against a plain background with soft shadows.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B09_147

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42.2Mb (8.1Mb) / 11.0in x 14.9in / 3309 x 4460 (300dpi)

Keywords

Images various eras styles Boulaq Museum Cairo Egypt photograph page photographer Hippolyte Délié city Emile Béchard c 1866 - 1871 Ottoman Empire North Africa paper albumen print height 232 mm x width 174 mm piece sculpture reproduction permanent exhibition museum sepia-toned photograph display carved stone figures artifacts arranged tiered platforms several human-shaped statues various seated standing poses wearing headdresses holding small figure rounded vessels woven textured spherical object sculpted items placed figures set plain background soft shadows