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First Pylon of the Temple of Isis at Philae
19th century
Maison Bonfils
founded 1867
French
Unknown
Albumen print
Image: 8 7/8 × 11 1/4 inches (22.5 × 28.6 cm) Mount: 12 5/8 × 15 3/4 inches (32.1 × 40 cm)
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Prints, Drawings & Photographs
Collection of the Detroit Institute of Arts
1988.168
Public Domain
Markings
Signed, in the negative, lower left: Bonfils
Inscribed, in the negative, lower right: Phyloe 1er Pylone du Temple Isis (Égypte) Inscribed, in ink on the mount, lower center: Doorway/ Temple of Isis-Nile
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1988-present, found in the collection of the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Maison Bonfils, First Pylon of the Temple of Isis at Philae, 19th century, albumen print. Detroit Institute of Arts, Collection of the Detroit Institute of Arts, 1988.168.
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