Sujet
The Excavations of Pithom-Succoth: A Buried City of the Exodus, 1883. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
The Excavations of Pithom-Succoth: A Buried City of the Exodus, 1883. '1. Field of Excavations at Tel-el-Maskhutah, on the Fresh-Water Canal [near Ismailia], Egypt. 2. Part of Excavations. 3. Excavations of Temple, with Sculptured Group of Rameses the Great seated between two Divinities...The excavations...have resulted in some of the most interesting and important discoveries that have ever rewarded, the labours of archaeologists...The uppermost view shows the field of operations...beyond are the buildings of Tell-el-Maskhutah, consisting of some sheds put up by engineers of the canal, the humble mosque, and the few poor huts of the village...The next view shows a portion of the diggings: a workman is bringing up a barrow-load of soil from one of the deep store-chambers...built more than three thousand years ago. In the foreground lie the fragments of a fallen granite statue, the head and face of which are intact...the sculptured group of Rameses the Great seated between divinities is one of a pair that adorned the entrance...Beyond...is seen the great Stele of Pithom...The excavations were photographed for M. Naville by Herr Emil Brugsch, of the Boulak Museum; and our Illustrations are taken from these photographs, supplemented by sketches'. From "Illustrated London News", 1883.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
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HRM25A43_214
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Droits gérés
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50,3Mo (3,9Mo) / 31,1cm x 40,6cm / 3668 x 4792 (300dpi)