Antonio Beato (c. 1825-c. 1903)
Memnonium or Ramesseum 1860-82
Albumen print | 20.5 x 26.1 cm (image) | RCIN 2581475
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Photograph of mortuary temple of Rameses II, showing on the right: four headless statues against pillars linked by lintels. Left: wall and columns; stone work covered in carved images - Rameses II, Amen-Ra, Mut and Khensu - and hieroglyphics.
Provenance
Album compiled by the Reverend J N Dalton (1839-1931) and presented to King George V
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Medium and techniques
Albumen print
Measurements
20.5 x 26.1 cm (image)
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Alternative title(s)
Memnonium or Ramesseum. [The Cruise of H.M.S. Bacchante 1879-1882, Volume VIII, Egypt].