The Abou Simbel temple (the Sun Temple of Ramesses II), Nubia, Egypt: detail of facade showing Ramesses II and the sun god Ra; a man squats in the foreground to show scale. Photograph by Pascal Sébah, ca. 1875.

  • Sébah, Pascal, 1823-1886.
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1875
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576076i
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The Abou Simbel temple (the Sun Temple of Ramesses II), Nubia, Egypt: detail of facade showing Ramesses II and the sun god Ra; a man squats in the foreground to show scale. Photograph by Pascal Sébah, ca. 1875. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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1875

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1 photograph : photoprint ; sheet 34.7 x 25.8 cm

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Abou Simbel gd. temple, le dieu soleil Râ & Rhamsès II; P. Sébah

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Exhibited in “Visions of Ancient Egypt”, Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, Norwich, 3 September 2022 - 1 January 2023 and Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne, 28 January - 29 April 2023

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