Francis Frith
Portico of the Temple of Cerf Hossayn, Nubia
1857
Deep in Nubia, this temple portico represents the southernmost reach of Frith's ambitious photographic expedition. The image captures both the refined classical proportions of the architecture and the remote desert setting that preserved it.
- Medium
- Albumen print, pl. 38 from the album "Egypt and Palestine, Volume II" (1858/60)
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