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The Great Pyramids at El Giza

Francis Frith

Artwork Details

The Great Pyramids at El Giza
1858
Francis Frith
photogravure on Lana Gravure paper
16 ¼ x 20 in. (41.28 x 50.8 cm);13 ¼ x 17 1/16 in. (33.66 x 43.34 cm)
Gift of Howard and Margaret Bond
2019/1.304.9

Description

Physical Description:

Three pyramids made of stone brick stand staggered in a diagonal line. Three smaller pyramids stand in front of the leftmost pyramid of the first three. Three men recline on the sand in front of these structures, one with a horse.

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