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Antonio Beato
Temple Of Abu Simbelcirca 1870

Not on view
Sepia-toned photograph of the Abu Simbel temple facade, four colossal seated figures carved into a cliff face with hieroglyphic reliefs above, a small human figure at the central doorway for scale

Antonio Beato, Felice A. Beato, Temple Of Abu Simbel, circa 1870, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Antonio Beato
Italy, active England, 1832-1906
Title
Temple Of Abu Simbel
Place Made
Egypt
Date Made
circa 1870
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Image: 10 5/16 × 14 5/8 in. (26.19 × 37.15 cm) Primary support: 10 5/16 × 14 5/8 in. (26.19 × 37.15 cm) Secondary support: 12 11/16 × 19 15/16 in. (32.23 × 50.64 cm) Mat: 20 1/16 × 24 1/16 in. (50.96 × 61.12 cm)
Credit Line
The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin
Accession Number
M.2008.40.198
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography