Artwork
Sculptures in the Great Temple
Sculptures in the Great Temple is a photographic photography by Francis Frith. It is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
About this work
Overview
Sculptures in the Great Temple is a black-and-white photograph by Francis Frith, held at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Subject & Meaning
The photograph depicts two large stone carvings on a temple wall, showing figures with staffs and ornate headpieces, with smaller people at their feet to convey scale.
Technique & Style
The image is an aged print, showing signs of wear and a faded border, while the carvings appear ancient and weathered, with visible damage.
Artist & collection
Artist
Francis Frith traveled with a camera and tripod to Egypt in the 1850s, lugging glass plates into temples and desert sites to record the ancient world before modern change.
Untitled
An Artist sketching Egyptian Antiquities
Egypt and Nubia, Volume II: Colossus in Front of the Temple at Wady Saboua, Nubia
Relief depicting two Assyrian archers from the period of Ashur-Nasir-Pal II (885-860 B.C.) from the Palace of Nimrud. Louvre, Paris
Relief of a groom and horses, from Khorsabad (Sargon, 722-705 B.C.). Paris: Louvre
Deir el-Medineh, Sacred Barge
Osiris carrying a flail and crook
Print Collection
Assyrian reliefs depicting Ashurbanipal and warriors in their camp at Nineveh (Kuyuryick). London, British Museum
Egypt and Nubia, Volume I: Frontispiece
An Egyptian Mirror