Antique Photo Print - The Obelisk in its original position – Historic Photograph Print
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Description
This rare historic print captures Antique Photo Print - The Obelisk in its original position in remarkable detail. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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Antique Photo Print - The Obelisk in its original position
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Standing where its builders first raised it, this obelisk is shown in its original position rather than in the city square or museum courtyard where so many of its kind were later moved. Egyptian obelisks were cut from single blocks of granite, often quarried at Aswan, and were typically set in pairs before temple entrances to honor the sun god Ra. Roman emperors and later European rulers carried many of them off to new cities, so a view of one still in its founding setting is valuable for researchers tracing how these monuments looked before their removal.
| Subjects | Historic Print Archive |
|---|---|
| Original scan | 1,184 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-126019 |
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