| Egyptian Mirage |
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| 19th-century "studio" photographs of Egypt | |
| Based on the collection in the Archive of the Griffith Institute, Oxford |
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| Site: | Irrigation devices |
![Frith, F.
[From the style of labelling on Gr. Inst. 6187.], Irrigation devices (1856-60
[The dates of Frith's visits to Egypt; Gr. Inst. 3531 in an album dated 1871-2.]) (Enlarged image size=47Kb)](/gri/mirage/images/low-medium/gi03531.jpg)
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| Description: | A sakia (water wheel) with a man and oxen, perhaps at Abu Simbel or nearby. | |
| Photographer: | Frith, F. [From the style of labelling on Gr. Inst. 6187.] | |
| Date: | 1856-60 [The dates of Frith's visits to Egypt; Gr. Inst. 3531 in an album dated 1871-2.] | |
| Signature & Caption: | [no signature] [no caption] | |
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Technical description: |
(a) 20.6 by 16.2 cm
(b) 20.8 by 16.2 cm [On the mount of (b): 1805 and J.R.G.] |
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| Griffith Institute Archive reference: |
(a) Gr. Inst. 3531
(b) Gr. Inst. 6187 |
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| Scan: | gi03531.jpg |
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Egyptian Mirage |