Beato, Antonio 1830-1903 photographer. still image picture still image Albumen prints-1800-1900. ua 1860 1870 monographic between 1860 and 1870. eng 3 photographs : albumen print and albumen prints on card mount ; sheet 20.5 x 26 cm, mount 25.2 x 31.8 cm

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Item. This photograph of the temple called "Pharaoh's Bed" or "Trajan's Kiosk" depicts the most iconic structure within the Philae complex, a popular subject for mid- to late-19th century travel photographers. Beato depicts the Egyptian site from below so that the building emerges from a bed of palm trees and other plants in this fertile area on the Nile River. The photographer seems less interested in conveying information about the archaeological site than in offering an impression of the picturesque environment at Philae. No Known Copyright Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Manuscript caption on the verso of the mount. The caption continues "[Philae] now known as Agilka". The print is signed "A. Beato" in the negative. On the verso of the HC.HP.2016.0053-0033b is pasted an albumen print by J. Pascal Sébah titled "Louqsor Colonnade du temple d'Amenhoteb" (Luxor, Columns of the Temple of Amenhotep III) , numbered "795" and signed in the negative "J.P.Sebah". Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0053-0033a 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26474451 BIB-ID: 2830137 Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III (Thebes, Egypt) Palms Temples Archaeological sites Antiquities Photographs Philae (Egypt) Luxor (Egypt) aacr rda QAFCL 160926 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.5 using MARC21slim2MODS3-5.xsl (Revision 1.111 2016/3/24) eng