item details
NameMortuary temple of Ramses III at Medinet Habu, Thebes (from a series on Egypt)
ProductionBrian Brake; photographer; 1966-1968; Thebes
Classificationcolour transparencies, documentary photographs
Materialsphotographic gelatin, dye, cut film, reversal film
Materials Summarycolour transparency
Techniquesphotography, colour photography, chromogenic processes
Registration NumberB.076703
Credit lineGift of Wai Man Lau, 2010
Overview
Depicts a stone courtyard at sunrise or sunset, taken from a low viewpoint along a wall, looking at a columned facade. The wall has an angled face and is carved with hieroglyphics. The columned facade includesseven large columns, all lit from behind. it and the stone wall on the other side are also carved in relief. The courtyard is paved with large rectanglar paving stones.