Légende

Roman marble statue, found in Tell Mokdam, in the garden of 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 241 mm x width 184 mm, permanent exhibition, museum, piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture (Roman art), Boulaq Museum, A weathered stone statue of a robed figure stands on a rectangular pedestal in front of a building facade with two recessed window frames; the figure's head is slightly tilted and one arm is raised across the chest while the other rests downward holding a draped garment. Shrubbery and potted plants surround the base of the pedestal and line the ground to the right, with foliage partially obscuring the lower windows. The image has an overall sepia tone and shows signs of age with uneven shading and surface marks across the scene.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26B09_148

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

46.3Mo (12.5Mo) / 29.7cm x 39.1cm / 3504 x 4620 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Roman marble statue Tell Mokdam garden Boulaq Museum Cairo Egypt photograph page photographer Hippolyte Délié city Emile Béchard c 1866 - 1871 Ottoman Empire North Africa paper albumen print height 241 mm x width 184 mm permanent exhibition museum piece sculpture reproduction Roman art weathered stone statue robed figure stands rectangular pedestal front building facade two recessed window frames figure's head slightly tilted arm raised across chest rests downward holding draped garment Shrubbery potted plants surround base pedestal line ground right foliage partially obscuring lower windows image sepia tone signs age uneven shading surface marks across scene