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Maxime Du Camp — Grand Temple d'Isis à Philoe, Proscynéma (Acte d'Adoration); Nubie, plate 75 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852)
Maxime Du Camp

Grand Temple d'Isis à Philoe, Proscynéma (Acte d'Adoration); Nubie, plate 75 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852)

1849

Recording the sacred reliefs depicting acts of worship within the Temple of Isis, this photograph preserves the intricate religious iconography that adorned one of Egypt's most revered sanctuaries.

Medium
Salted paper print

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