Egypt Postcard 114
Item
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Egypt postcard #
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Egypt Postcard 114
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Orientation
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Horizontal
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Image Type
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Illustration (anything other than a photograph -- eg drawing, watercolor, etc.) In some cases it can be difficult to distinguish between photographs that have been colorized and detailed illustrations.
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Color
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Color
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Site/Location
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Thebes (for general views of various sites in and around Luxor/Karnak)
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Keywords
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Statue
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Pharaoh
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Other animal
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People (Egyptians in traditional clothing)
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Studio
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Gaddis and Seif, Luxor
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Reverse Header
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Post Card (no hyphen)
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Carte Postale
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Language(s) used
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English
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French
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Address Line(s) (Reverse)
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No
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Presence of Stamp Box
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Yes
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Presence of Center Divider
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Yes
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Reverse textual description of the image
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[...] (Thebes) The Two Colossi of Memnon. -- The two [...] of King Amen-Hotep III. whom the Greeks called [...] m. and long afterwards made into a half-legendary, [...]thological being. Seated alone on the green plain between [...]ver and the pink hills. they seem condemned to live [...]. apart from all else bu the River which yearly embraces [...]eet. and the plain and hills which each morning listen [...]eir hymn of praise. Those two colossal statues of Amen-[Hotep] III -- "The Magnificent" were erected in front of a fine [...]e he had built to commemorate his great adventures. of [...] to-day not one pillar remains.
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(FOR ADDRESS ONLY)
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Presence of a Postage Stamp
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Yes
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Notes
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Black stains on left and right edges of reverse side. Left side blocks out much of the textual description and the right side blocks a portion of the empty stamp box.
Egypt_Postcard_114.pdf