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Maxime Du Camp — Temple De Dakkeh (Ancienne Pselcis); Nubie, plate 94 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852)
Maxime Du Camp

Temple De Dakkeh (Ancienne Pselcis); Nubie, plate 94 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852)

1849

Ancient Pselcis appears in Du Camp's lens as a well-preserved example of Ptolemaic temple architecture in Nubia. His photograph captures the temple's distinctive proportions and decorative elements before later deterioration.

Medium
Salted paper print

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Maxime Du Camp, Temple De Dakkeh (Ancienne Pselcis); Nubie, plate 94 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852), 1849

Ancient Pselcis appears in Du Camp's lens as a well-preserved example of Ptolemaic temple architecture in Nubia. His photograph captures the temple's distinctive proportions and decorative elements before later deterioration.

Medium
Salted paper print
Year
1849
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Photography, French, Orientalism, Victorian Era, Architecture, Salted Paper Print, Ancient Egypt, Travel Photography

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art