Caption

Columns with hieroglyphs of the Great Hall (Hypylical Hall) in the Temple of Karnak, Karnak Ruins of the Hypostyle Hall, interior view, Egypt, photograph, Part of Travel Album with 80 Photos of Egypt., negative number: '149', photographer: Maison Bonfils, Temple of Karnak, c. 1870 - c. 1898, North Africa, Luxor, pasteboard, paper, albumen print, height 221 mm x width 280 mm, temple, shrine, Egyptian religion, Egyptian hieroglyphs, A sepia-toned scene of ancient stone ruins with large carved columns and blocks arranged in a crowded, collapsed formation, showing detailed shallow relief carvings and repeating decorative motifs across weathered cylindrical and rectangular stone surfaces, some columns standing upright while others lean or lie broken among scattered rubble, a rectangular lintel visible near the top framed by stacked blocks, and a person wearing a head covering sitting on a stone ledge near the base of a leaning column.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B10_038

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Keywords

Columns hieroglyphs Great Hall Hypylical Hall Temple Karnak Karnak Ruins Hypostyle Hall interior view Egypt photograph Part Travel Album 80 Photos negative number 149 photographer Maison Bonfils c 1870 - c 1898 North Africa Luxor pasteboard paper albumen print height 221 mm x width 280 mm temple shrine Egyptian religion Egyptian hieroglyphs sepia-toned scene ancient stone ruins large carved columns blocks arranged crowded collapsed formation showing detailed shallow relief carvings repeating decorative motifs across weathered cylindrical rectangular stone surfaces standing upright lean lie broken scattered rubble rectangular lintel visible near top framed stacked blocks person wearing head covering sitting stone ledge near base leaning column