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Francis Frith — Sinaitic Inscriptions in Wadee El-Mukattab
Francis Frith

Sinaitic Inscriptions in Wadee El-Mukattab

1860

Captured during Frith's later expedition to the Sinai Peninsula, these ancient inscriptions represent some of the earliest attempts to photograph archaeological evidence of historical writing.

Medium
Albumen print

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Francis Frith, Sinaitic Inscriptions in Wadee El-Mukattab, 1860

Captured during Frith's later expedition to the Sinai Peninsula, these ancient inscriptions represent some of the earliest attempts to photograph archaeological evidence of historical writing.

Medium
Albumen print
Year
1860
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

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Photography, Albumen Print, Desert, Documentary, 19th Century, Landscape, Historical, Sepia, British, Architecture

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art