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Entrance to the Great Temple, Luxor

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Image ID

76304


Item data

Title

Entrance to the Great Temple, Luxor

Collection

Egypt and Palestine

Names

Frith, Francis (Photographer)
Frith, Francis (Author)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1858 - 1859
Place: London ; New York
Publisher: J.S. Virtue

Library Location

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection
Shelf locator: MFZ+ (Frith) 82-686

Subjects

Ramses II, King of Egypt -- Statues
Temple of Luxor (Luxor, Egypt)
Temples -- Egypt -- Luxor
Colossi
Minarets -- Egypt -- Luxor
Pylons (Gateways) -- Egypt -- Luxor

Genres

Photographs

Notes

Content: Inscribed in negative "Frith E No 66 1857"

Physical Description

Albumen prints
Extent: 16 x 23 cm. on mount 31 x 44 cm.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPG82-B21494
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b10738864
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c9bc2a10-c6ce-012f-efcb-58d385a7bc34

Rights

The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1858

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MLA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Entrance to the Great Temple, Luxor" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1858 - 1859. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c9bc2a10-c6ce-012f-efcb-58d385a7bc34

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. (1858 - 1859). Entrance to the Great Temple, Luxor Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c9bc2a10-c6ce-012f-efcb-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Entrance to the Great Temple, Luxor" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 10, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c9bc2a10-c6ce-012f-efcb-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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