Obelisk in front of temple at Luxor
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82635
Item data
Title
Obelisk in front of temple at Luxor
Collection
Views of Egypt, Palestine and Syria
Names
Bonfils, Félix, 1831-1885 (Photographer)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1867 - 1871 (Questionable)
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection
Shelf locator: MFZ+ (Bonfils) 93-6261, Plate 012
Shelf locator: 81PH004.009
Subjects
Middle East
Temple of Luxor (Luxor, Egypt)
Obelisks -- Egypt -- Luxor
Bas-reliefs -- Egypt -- Luxor
Ramses II, King of Egypt -- Monuments
Genres
Physical Description
Albumen prints
Extent: 28.5 x 22 cm.
Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b11755739
TMS ID: 415045
TMS Object Number: 81PH004.009
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 1d4f0510-c6c3-012f-a852-3c075448cc4b
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Obelisk in front of temple at Luxor" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1867 - 1871. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1d4f0510-c6c3-012f-a852-3c075448cc4b
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. (1867 - 1871). Obelisk in front of temple at Luxor Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1d4f0510-c6c3-012f-a852-3c075448cc4b
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Obelisk in front of temple at Luxor" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 13, 2026. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1d4f0510-c6c3-012f-a852-3c075448cc4b
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