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Francis Frith — New Excavation at Medinet-Haboo
Francis Frith

New Excavation at Medinet-Haboo

1860

Documenting ongoing archaeological work of the period, this image provides valuable historical evidence of 19th-century excavation methods at Egyptian sites.

Medium
Albumen print, from the album "Egypt, Palestine and Nubia," vol. 4, (1862)

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Francis Frith, New Excavation at Medinet-Haboo, 1860

Documenting ongoing archaeological work of the period, this image provides valuable historical evidence of 19th-century excavation methods at Egyptian sites.

Medium
Albumen print, from the album "Egypt, Palestine and Nubia," vol. 4, (1862)
Year
1860
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Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

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Nineteenth Century, Monochrome, Albumen Print, Documentary, Photograph, Egypt, Landscape, Historical, Archaeology, British

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art