Absalom’s Tomb, Jerusalem
Francis Frith
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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