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Egypt: Facade of the Great Rock Temple of Abou Simbel, in Nubia
Egypt: Facade of the Great Rock Temple of Abou Simbel, in Nubia

Egypt: Facade of the Great Rock Temple of Abou Simbel, in Nubia

Francis Frith (English, 1822–1898)
1856-1860
Medium/TechniqueStereocard, albumen prints mounted to card stock
Credit LineEdward Jackson Holmes Collection—Bequest of Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes
Accession number65.3860
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPhotographs
Collections
InscriptionsVerso, printed: "309 Views in Egypt and Nubia; Facade of the Great Rock Temple of Abou Simbel, in Nubia . . ."ProvenanceOliver Wendell Holmes (b. 1809 – d. 1894), Boston; by descent to his grandson, Edward Jackson Holmes (b. 1873 – d. 1950), Boston; 1950, bequeathed by Edward Jackson Holmes to his widow, Mary Stacy Beaman Holmes (b. 1875 – d. 1964), Boston; 1965, bequest of Mrs. Holmes to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 15, 2016)