Sale 2396
New York
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7 October 2010
Price realised
USD 15,000
Estimate
JOSEPH-PHILIBERT GIRAULT DE PRANGEY (1804-1892) 164. Louksor. Bas rel[ief] (Palais de ...), [1843-1844] daguerreotype titled and numbered in ink on a label (affixed to verso) 7½ x 4¾in. (19 x 12cm.)
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Post Lot Text
This bas-relief shows the intricate shallow carvings that cover the outer walls of the Temple complex at Thebes, depicting subjects that include the pharaoh, Ramesses, seen here, and scenes of battle (lot 55).
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