Stone quarry

Unfinished obelisk commissioned by Queen Hatshepsut (18th Dynasty), still in the pink granite quarries of Aswan and partially under the sand. The monolith was abandoned due to successive fractures of the stone during processing.

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Unfinished obelisk commissioned by Queen Hatshepsut (18th Dynasty), still in the pink granite quarries of Aswan and partially under the sand. The monolith was abandoned due to successive fractures of the stone during processing.

Year: 1914

Plate: C01502

Material and Technique: Glass plate negative/silver bromide

Size (cm): 13x18

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The so-called “unfinished sarcophagus”, however it is most likely an unfinished bath from the Roman period; near the quarries. Schiaparelli excavations.

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The so-called “unfinished sarcophagus”, however it is most likely an unfinished bath from the Roman period; near the quarries. Schiaparelli excavations.

Year: 1914

Plate: C01501

Material and Technique: Glass plate negative/silver bromide

Size (cm): 13x18

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