Caption

Porte triomphale de Louqsor (Egypt), Temple of Luxor, Colonnade and sculptures in Luxor (former title), photograph, Part of Travel album with 80 photos of Egypt., number: '41', negative number: '129', name: 'Bonfils, F. Bonfils', photographer: Félix Bonfils, Luxor, 1898, North Africa, pasteboard, paper, albumen print, height 279 mm x width 220 mm, piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture, gate, entrance, A faded sepia photograph shows a narrow ruined avenue flanked by tall stone walls and columns carved with reliefs, with large broken statues and fragments of sculpted heads and torsos leaning against the masonry on both sides; the stone surfaces display carved figures and decorative panels, and a set of column capitals is visible receding into the distance, while a solitary person in dark clothing stands near one of the right-hand statues, partially in shadow, and the foreground is a sandy, uneven ground leading into the sunlit passage.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B10_041

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47.6Mb (8.2Mb) / 12.1in x 15.3in / 3616 x 4603 (300dpi)

Keywords

Porte triomphale de Louqsor Egypt Temple Luxor Colonnade sculptures former title photograph Part Travel album 80 photos number 41 negative number 129 name Bonfils F photographer Félix Bonfils 1898 North Africa pasteboard paper albumen print height 279 mm x width 220 mm piece sculpture reproduction gate entrance faded sepia photograph narrow ruined avenue flanked tall stone walls columns carved reliefs large broken statues fragments sculpted heads torsos leaning masonry sides stone surfaces display carved figures decorative panels set column capitals visible receding distance solitary person dark clothing stands near right-hand statues partially shadow foreground sandy uneven ground leading sunlit passage