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.
1914
C01502
Glass plate negative/silver bromide
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.