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Classification
Architecture Ancient Egypt
Subject
Greco-Roman Egyptian architecture, 3rd-1st century BCE religious
Date of Study Print
late 19th century
Medium
Albumen print
Dimensions
15 3/4" x 22" matte; 13" x 15 3/4" print
Description
Center back of matte: "1689."
Lower center front of matte: "Small Temple."
Lower left corner of print: "Phot. Art. G. Lekegian & C (?)." No. 3059 Medinet Abou."
"Pylone & Porte Ptolemaique du petit Temple." in white (on glass plate).
Photographer Information
Gabriel Lekegian, also known as G. Lékégian, was an ethnic Armenian painter and photographer, active in Constantinople and Cairo from the 1880s to the 1920s. Little is known about his life, but he left an important body of work under the name of his studio ‘Photographie Artistique G. Lekegian & Cie’.
Format
Mounted photographic print
Site/Location
Medinet Habu (West Bank, Luxor), Egypt
Identifier
OCVRC-SP-004
Condition
Slight abrasions to all four corners and edges of matte, slight soiling on print and front and back of matte, slight cupping to matte, slight vertical tear to bottom center of print.
Keywords
Greco-Roman Egyptian architecture, 3rd-1st century BCE religious
