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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

Object Information
  • 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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