The photograph shows the ruins of the south side of the colonnaded hall of the Temple of Gerf Hussein, built by Ramesses II for the god Ptah

A. Beato, 1870 - 1888

The photograph shows the ruins of the south side of the colonnaded hall of the Temple of Gerf Hussein, built by Ramesses II for the god Ptah. Three local inhabitants pose for the camera. In the 1960s (1962-1963), the… · description from the collection

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Artist: A. Beato ¹
Date: 1870 - 1888 ¹
Medium: Albumen paper/Positive ¹
License: CC0 (Museo Egizio, Archivio fotografico)
Credit: Archivio Museo Egizio, INV24_005

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