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Francis Frith
Tombs In Southern Cemetary, Cairo1879

Not on view
Sepia-toned photograph of a wide desert cityscape with minarets, domed mosques, and fortress walls rising against a pale sky, small figures and donkeys on a dusty road in the foreground
Artist or Maker
Francis Frith
Title
Tombs In Southern Cemetary, Cairo
Place Made
Egypt
Date Made
1879
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Image: 6 3/8 × 9 1/16 in. (16.19 × 23.02 cm) Primary support: 12 1/2 × 17 5/16 in. (31.75 × 43.97 cm) Secondary support: 16 × 20 in. (40.64 × 50.8 cm) Mat: 16 × 20 in. (40.64 × 50.8 cm)
Credit Line
The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin
Accession Number
M.2008.40.852
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography