Ramesseum, Thebes (201. Thèbes. 1844. 202 Rhamséion.)

The pillars of the thirteenth-century B.C. funerary temple of the pharaoh Rameses II, pictured here, incorporate figures of Osiris, the Egyptian god of death and resurrection. Before gilding the image, Girault purposefully swiped and erased the fragile image surface on all four sides, creating a handmade frame.

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  • Title: Ramesseum, Thebes (201. Thèbes. 1844. 202 Rhamséion.)
  • Artist: Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey (French, 1804–1892)
  • Date: 1844
  • Medium: Daguerreotype
  • Dimensions: Image: 7 3/8 × 9 7/16 in. (18.8 × 24 cm)
  • Classification: Photographs
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. John A. Moran Gift, in memory of Louise Chisholm Moran, Joyce F. Menschel Gift, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 2016 Benefit Fund, and Gift of Dr. Mortimer D. Sackler, Theresa Sackler and Family, 2016 (2016.604)
  • Object Number: 2016.604
  • Curatorial Department: Photographs

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