Séboûah, Temple, Colosse et Sphinx de la Partie Gauche de l'Avenue

1851–52

Not on view

These two desert friends engaged in an ancient conversation were discoverd by Teynard on a sand-swept avenue leading to one of two New Kingdom (1400-1200 B.C.) temples at the site of Es-Sebua, in Nubia.

Artwork Details

Title: Séboûah, Temple, Colosse et Sphinx de la Partie Gauche de l'Avenue
Artist: Félix Teynard (French, 1817–1892)
Date: 1851–52
Medium: Salted paper print from paper negative
Dimensions: Image: 24 × 31.1 cm (9 7/16 × 12 1/4 in.)
Mount: 37.9 × 50.2 cm (14 15/16 × 19 3/4 in.)
Classification: Photographs
Credit Line: Gilman Collection, Purchase, Ann Tenenbaum and Thomas H. Lee Gift, 2005
Object Number: 2005.100.62
Curatorial Department: Photographs

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