'Statue of Ramses II, an embellishment of his temple at Memphis, Egypt', 1905.Artist: Underwood & Underwood

'Statue of Ramses II, an embellishment of his temple at Memphis, Egypt', 1905.Artist: Underwood & Underwood

1-632-202 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'Statue of Ramses II, an embellishment of his temple at Memphis, Egypt', 1905. 'Such statues as this fallen giant here were placed by the Kings of the Empire in front of their temples on either side of the entrance. Its presence, therefore, indicates that we are standing on the site of a temple in the city.' Stereoscopic card. Detail. From a series called Egypt Through the Stereoscope, text by James H Breasted.


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People Information

Creator
  1. Underwood & Underwood, attributed to: American: Photographers, publishers
Subject
  1. Rameses II: Egyptian: Pharaoh
People Related
  1. Keystone: : Photographers
  2. James Henry Breasted: (American?): Writer, author

Medium
  1. Photograph

Geographic Hierarchy

World Africa Egypt

  1. 27 00 00 N , 030 00 00 E

World Africa

  1. 02 23 00 N , 016 04 00 E

Category Hierarchy

People Royalty

People Other

Locations & Buildings Monuments & Statues


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4046x4329
File Size : 51,314kb


Aliases

  1. 0580016172
  1. 1-632-202
  1. 1632202

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