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LOT 0486
Historic Collection of Fourteen Original Slides of Egyptian Archaeological Sites
CIRCA 1897 A.D.
7 5/8 x 4 3/8 x 3 3/4 in. (929 grams total, 19.5 x 11 x 9.5 cm).
Fourteen glass photographic slides recording an expedition to the Thebes; in a rectangular wooden box with hinged lid and inner numbered racking, marked 'D.W.Collings'. [14, No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of Dudley Collings, from his travels in Egypt in the late 19th century.
Footnotes
Includes views of Thebes and the royal and nobles' tombs, the temple of Horus at Edfu, river transport, view of the rear of the sphinx, the Great Pyramid, and other images with handwritten annotations.
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LOT 0486
Historic Collection of Fourteen Original Slides of Egyptian Archaeological Sites
Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
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