In the foreground there are some dwellings from the village of Edfu near the Ptolemaic temple, which can be seen in the background on the…

A. Beato?, 1870 - 1888

In the foreground there are some dwellings from the village of Edfu near the Ptolemaic temple, which can be seen in the background on the right. On the left, in the background, there is a mosque, which can be… · description from the collection

Collection data

Artist: A. Beato? ¹
Date: 1870 - 1888 ¹
Medium: Albumen paper/Positive ¹
License: CC0 (Museo Egizio, Archivio fotografico)
Credit: Archivio Museo Egizio, INV09_008

Object record, Museo Egizio, Archivio fotografico

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