Caption

Unknown woman in an alley, possibly in Egypt, photograph, Egypt, 1860 - 1900, photographer, North Africa, paper, albumen print, height 246 mm x width 188 mm, adult woman, A narrow, sunlit alley flanked by tall, weathered buildings with textured walls and ornate doorframes, a woman in layered clothing and a headscarf walking toward the camera carrying a bundle on her head and holding a small tied sack, another figure partly visible further up the alley wearing a cloak, wooden awnings and beams projecting from the walls, a cobblestone path with uneven stones and shallow steps, hanging containers and tools affixed to the left wall, and shadows cast across the ground and lower portions of the façades.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B10_344

License type

Rights managed

Available size

39.0Mb (5.9Mb) / 10.7in x 14.1in / 3211 x 4244 (300dpi)

Keywords

Unknown woman alley Egypt photograph 1860 - 1900 photographer North Africa paper albumen print height 246 mm x width 188 mm adult woman narrow sunlit alley flanked tall weathered buildings textured walls ornate doorframes woman layered clothing headscarf walking camera carrying bundle head holding small tied sack another figure partly visible further up alley wearing cloak wooden awnings beams projecting walls cobblestone path uneven stones shallow steps hanging containers tools affixed left wall shadows cast across ground lower portions façades