Memnonium - the South Portico, Thebes [Osiride Columns, the Ramesseum, Thebes] 17 Mar 1862
Albumen print, mounted on card | 23.7 x 29.0 cm (image) | RCIN 2700890
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The Ramesseum was built by Ramesses II as a huge mortuary temple for himself. It was completed in around 1250 BC. The columns, once part of the temple, were statues of the pharaoh as Osiris, god of the underworld. This was appropriate for a mortuary temple, intended to serve as memory to the greatness of Ramesses for future generations. The photograph is signed, captioned and dated in the negative, 'F Bedford Thebes'. The number in the Day & Son series is 36.
Provenance
Acquired by the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII), 1862
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Medium and techniques
Albumen print, mounted on card
Measurements
23.7 x 29.0 cm (image)
46.9 x 58.4 cm (mount)
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