Nubian Soldiers [on camels] and the Step Pyramid, the most ancient structure in the world, Egypt – Antique Wall Art
![Nubian Soldiers [on camels] and the Step Pyramid, the most ancient structure in the world, Egypt, c1896. — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/c3/c356a81ed59b-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: Nubian Soldiers [on camels] and the Step Pyramid, the most ancient structure in the world, Egypt, preserved in this historic photograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Nubian Soldiers [on camels] and the Step Pyramid, the most ancient structure in the world, Egypt
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Camel riders in the foreground, identified on the card as Nubian soldiers, set this stereograph apart from the many pyramid views Underwood & Underwood sold. Behind them rises the Step Pyramid, built for the pharaoh Djoser at Saqqara around 2650 B.C. It is among the earliest large stone monuments in Egypt, though the card's claim that it is the most ancient structure in the world overstates the case. Made around 1896, when foreign travel to Egypt was growing, the card was meant for home viewers who explored distant places through a stereoscope.
| Created / published | c1896. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph. |
| Subjects | Stereo copyrighted by Underwood & Underwood. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Nubians; Egypt--Pyramids; Tourists; Camels. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,359 × 1,536 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-142124 |
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