Antique & Vintage Photographs

This is an albumen photograph that is mounted onto a thick paper page taken from a photo album and is 10 x 7½ inches (254x190mm).

It shows the stone ruins of an ancient Egyptian temple structure. The central focus is a large rectangular gateway flanked by thick walls and columns with decorative capitals. Hieroglyphic carvings are visible on the stonework, and scattered rubble lies on the ground in front of the entrance. The bottom left corner of the photograph has white text reading 'N° 14 Medinet-Abou a Thebes / Porte du petit temple.' The mount below the photograph features handwritten cursive text that reads 'Porte du petit Temple Medinet a Thebes.'