Sujet

'Looking across the Sacred Lake to the great temple at Karnak, Thebes, Egypt', 1905.Artist: Underwood & Underwood

Légende

'Looking across the Sacred Lake to the great temple at Karnak, Thebes, Egypt', 1905. 'This sacred lake, now the wallowing pool for the buffalos of the neighbouring peasantry, has been the scene of the most gorgeous pageants when the victorious conquerors of Syria returned to celebrate their triumphs in the state temple. In his glittering barge, resplendent with gold and precious stones, the god was borne around this lake, followed by a long line of gaily decorated boats carrying the king, the white-robed priests and crowds of the royal favourites ... while lines of wretched captives stood waiting to be led into the temple, there to be sacrificed.' Stereoscopic card. Detail. From a series called Egypt Through the Stereoscope, text by James H Breasted.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1905

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19C40_466

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,2Mo (2,6Mo) / 34,0cm x 37,0cm / 4020 x 4365 (300dpi)

Mots clés

hygiène santé religieux pays religion temple se baigner lavage lac géographie Égyptien ruines ruine endroit siècle Luxor Temple De Karnak Karnak photographie copie ruiné B&W MONOCHROME noir et blanc noir et blanc B W Égyptien de l'Antiquité les années 1900 20e siècle Égypte antique Thebes The Print Collector Egypt Through the Stereoscope photographie stereoscopic card Sacred Lake James Henry Underwood & Underwood Keystone James Henry Breasted Breasted photographie