Detail of the decorated entrance to the tomb of Sadat el-Taulbe (from the caption on the back of the photo), showing the typical ornament…

V. R. Lanzone, 1865 - 1870

Detail of the decorated entrance to the tomb of Sadat el-Taulbe (from the caption on the back of the photo), showing the typical ornamental style of Islamic art called arabesque, and the distinctive composition of… · description from the collection

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Artist: V. R. Lanzone ¹
Date: 1865 - 1870 ¹
Medium: Albumen paper/Positive ¹
License: CC0 (Museo Egizio, Archivio fotografico)
Credit: Archivio Museo Egizio, ALBUM1_017

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Beginning of the transport of antiquities at the base of the rock-cut tombs. The Egyptian wearing the Fez is Bolos Ghattas. The European man bending down is most likely to be Benvenuto Savina. Schiaparelli excavations.

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