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Absalom’s Tomb, Jerusalem

Francis Frith

Artwork Details

Absalom’s Tomb, Jerusalem
1857
Francis Frith
albumen print on paper
17 1/8 in x 12 5/8 in (43.5 cm x 32.1 cm);18 in x 14 in (45.72 cm x 35.56 cm);17 1/8 in x 12 5/8 in (43.5 cm x 32.1 cm);8 1/4 in x 6 1/8 in (20.9 cm x 15.5 cm)
Gift of Frederick P. and Amy McCombs Currier
1988/1.98.1-2

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Description

Subject Matter:

Photograph of Absalom's Tomb, a rock-cut building with a conical roof in the Kidron Valley in Jerusalem. The oblique angle of the photograph, which hides the lower half of the building behind a rocky hill, emphasizes that the structure is carved into the slope of the Mount of Olives where the scene is located.

Physical Description:

Conical-shaped building situated between two hills in a rocky, mostly barren landscape. 

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