Grande Pyramide De Sakkara, B/W Step Pyramid With Group
Artist
J. Pascal Sébah
(Turkish, active late 19th century)
CultureTurkish
Date1880s
MediumAlbumen print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 7 3/4 × 10 3/8 in. (19.7 × 26.4 cm)
Overall, Support: 11 13/16 × 16 1/16 in. (30 × 40.8 cm)
Overall, Support: 11 13/16 × 16 1/16 in. (30 × 40.8 cm)
InscribedIn the lower right corner of the stepped pyramid there is white writing: "49 Grande Pyramide de Zakarah"
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Charles T. Isaacs
Object number2001.31.29
Not on view
DescriptionThis is an albumen print from a wet collodion negative on its original mount. This is double-sided: one side depicts a steep hill with a squared pyramid atop; the other image is a four stepped pyramid. In the lower right corner of the stepped pyramid image there is white writing.
Alexander Gardner
1865
