Légende

Double portrait of two unknown Egyptian women with jugs on their heads, Femmes Egypte Afalages ?, photograph, inscription: 'Dubbel', Middle East, 1860 - 1900, photographer, paper, albumen print, height 280 mm x width 219 mm, adult woman, Two women stand side by side against a plain wall and a panelled door, each wearing dark full-length garments with head coverings; the woman on the left holds a large vessel balanced on her head with one hand while lifting part of her head covering with the other, and the woman on the right also balances a vessel on her head while holding her garment closed with one hand; both wear necklaces and have neutral facial expressions, and cobblestones are visible beneath their feet.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26B10_340

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

51.5Mo (4.3Mo) / 31.7cm x 40.7cm / 3744 x 4810 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Double portrait two unknown Egyptian women jugs heads Femmes Egypte Afalages photograph inscription Dubbel Middle East 1860 - 1900 photographer paper albumen print height 280 mm x width 219 mm adult woman Two women stand side plain wall panelled door wearing dark full-length garments head coverings woman left holds large vessel balanced head hand lifting part head covering right also balances vessel holding garment closed wear necklaces neutral facial expressions cobblestones visible beneath feet