Antonio Beato (1835-1910)
[Egypt] Bas-relief Studies, c.1860s-1870s

A group of 27 albumen prints, image sizes 26 x 20cm or the reverse, pasted down to period card, overall measuring 45.8 x35.7cm, most signed in the negative, and captioned in pencil lower margin. Subjects include bas-reliefs from the Temple of Isis, Philae; Karnak Temple, Luxor; Medinet Habu Temple, as the mortuary temple of Pharaoh Ramesses III, Luxor; Temple of Edfu; the interior of the Ramusseum; The Temple of Hator, Dendera; and views of Cairo and the Great Pyramids of Giza, among others.