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Thebes (Egypt : Extinct city)

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  • The Statues of the Plain, Thebes, Egypt: a man is standing in the lap of one statue; other men and donkeys at the base. Photograph by Francis Frith, ca. 1858.
  • Fragments of the large statues of Memnon (Pharaoh Amenhotep III) at the Memnonium, Thebes, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1847.
  • Colossal statues of Memnon (Pharaoh Amenhotep III), Thebes, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849.
  • The Colossi of Memnon, Thebes, Egypt: two statues in ruins. Photograph (by Jean or Pascal Sébah?).
  • Fragments of the large statues of Memnon (Pharaoh Amenhotep III) at the Memnonium, Thebes, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1847.
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    Lightning over the ruins at Memnonium at Thebes, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849.

    Roberts, David, 1796-1864. | Date: [1849] | Reference: 32797i
    Part of: Egypt and Nubia
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    Colossal statues of Memnon (Pharaoh Amenhotep III), seen during the flooding of the Nile, Thebes, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849.

    Roberts, David, 1796-1864. | Date: [1849] | Reference: 33430i
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    The Statues of the Plain, Thebes, Egypt: a man is standing in the lap of one statue; other men and donkeys at the base. Photograph by Francis Frith, ca. 1858.

    Frith, Francis. | Date: 1858 | Reference: 568215i
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    The Rameseum of El-Kurneh, Thebes, Egypt. Photograph by Francis Frith, 1858.

    Frith, Francis. | Date: 1858 | Reference: 568217i
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    The Colossi of Memnon, Thebes, Egypt: two statues in ruins. Photograph (by Jean or Pascal Sébah?).

    Sébah, Pascal, 1823-1886. | Date: 1800-1899 | Reference: 576195i
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