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Karnak King Ramses II grasps a band of Syrian Captives by the hair & smites them with his club

African Art Museum

Karnak King Ramses II grasps a band of Syrian Captives by the hair & smites them with his club
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Object Details

Creator

Gaddis & Seif (Luxor (Egypt))

Collection Citation

African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Scope and Contents

Orginal caption reads, "KARNAK - King Ramses II grasps a band of Syrian Captives by the hair & smites them with his club."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Gaddis, Luxor (Egypt).."
sova.eepa.1985-014_ref8235

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7c368a34f-04be-4825-8ba2-fa0903777e93

Local Numbers

EEPA UA-01-01

General

Title source: Postcard caption.

Numbering Peculiarities Note

Verso labeled with former accession number format: A1995-21-1.

See Also

Egypt, Al Uqşur, Al Karnak (25.71518, 32.652433)
Interactive maps

Place

Africa
Egypt
Egypt, -- Al Uqşur, -- Al Karnak

Topic

Agriculture
Works of art in situ

Provenance

transfered from Eliot Elisofon records; FY 1995; EEPA 1995-021

Creator

Gaddis & Seif (Luxor (Egypt))

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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 15: Egypt (UA)

Extent

1 Postcard (photograph., col., 9 x 14 cm.)

Date

[ca. 1910]

Container

Volume 1

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA UA 1995-021-0001

Type

Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards

Collection Rights

Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.

Genre/Form

Picture postcards

Collection Restrictions

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
EEPA.1985-014_ref8235
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7c368a34f-04be-4825-8ba2-fa0903777e93
EEPA.1985-014
EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536871081657-1536871087914-3

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