King Sneferu's pyramid. Meidum Pyramid, Egypt

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Object Details

Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

Collection Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

Collection Citation

Eliot Elisofon Field Collection, EEPA 1973-001, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution

Scope and Contents

During his trip to Egypt, Elisofon visited Ahrāmāt Maydūm, site of a monumental structure believed to have been built by King Sneferu; originally was a smooth-sided, true geometric pyramid, although in its present ruined condition (lacking facing stones) it appears to be a three-stepped pyramid. [The J. P. Getty Fund: Thesaurus of Geographical Names]. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was working on "The Nile" project and traveled to Africa from March 14, 1961 to March 31, 1961, visiting Egypt.

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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7c8bab0a3-671f-4f56-8c41-1474389377c6

Local Numbers

Negative number 62165 C-3, 3.

General

Title source: Index card based on photographer's notes.

Local Note

Typed index card reads, "T 6 Egy. Egypt. Medum. Step pyramid of King Snefru. IV Dyn. 3/1961. EE. neg.no. 62165 C-3, 3." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by photographer.

Place

Africa

Egypt

Topic

Monuments

Architecture -- Egypt

Cultural landscapes

Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

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Extent

1 Negatives (photographic) (b&w, 35mm.)

Date

1961

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EENG 07081

Type

Archival materials

Negatives (photographic)

Black-and-white negatives

Negatives

Collection Rights

Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. Where noted, some images remain under the copyright of Life/Shutterstock. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.

Genre/Form

Black-and-white negatives

Negatives

Collection Restrictions

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

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Large EAD

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EEPA.1973-001

EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536870822481-1536871013791-0

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