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Rural vernacular settlement, Qurna, Egypt

African Art Museum

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

"Qurna is located in northern Egypt on West bank of Nile across from Luxor, on part of historic Thebes; includes Temple of Qurna built by Seti I in 1300 BC finished by Ramses II; starting point for road leading to Tombs of the Kings, Tombs of Queens & Monkeys nearby." [ The J.P.Getty Fund: Thesaurus of Geographical Names]. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for American Institute of Architects, directing the Egyptian portion of the documentary on Ancient Egypt, March 1965 and September 1965.
sova.eepa.1973-001_ref9664

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7cdf839c4-a0d6-47b5-89fd-ea7ab5d95416

Local Numbers

T 6 EGY 637.1 EE 65

General

Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.

Local Note

B72658 029
Frame value is 3.
Slide No. T 6 EGY 637.1 EE 65

Place

Africa
Egypt

Topic

Vernacular architecture

Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

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Extent

1 Slides (photographs) (col.)

Date

1965

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EECL 18177

Type

Archival materials
Slides (photographs)
Color slides

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

Color slides

Collection Restrictions

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
EEPA.1973-001_ref9664
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7cdf839c4-a0d6-47b5-89fd-ea7ab5d95416
EEPA.1973-001
EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536870822481-1536871014084-6

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