Francis Frith & Co.
The Spendid Rock Temple, El Deir, Petra

CultureBritish
Titles
  • The Spendid Rock Temple, El Deir, Petra
Datec. 1855–1870
PlaceEl Deir, Petra, Jordan
MediumAlbumen silver print from glass negative
DimensionsImage/Sheet: 6 3/16 × 8 3/16 in. (15.7 × 20.8 cm)
Mount: 12 1/16 × 15 1/16 in. (30.6 × 38.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Margaret C. and Louis Skidmore, Jr. in honor of Joan Alexander
Object number88.170
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceWestside National Bank, Houston; purchased by MFAH, 1988.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
printed below image "THE SPLENDID ROCK TEMPLE, EL DEIR, PETRA", a Biblical quotation Isa. II.8
printed bottom right below image "556"

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