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The Broken Obelisk, Karnak
Image Not Available for The Broken Obelisk, Karnak

The Broken Obelisk, Karnak

Artist (American, 1920 - 1998)
Date1977
Mediumgelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 5 3/8 × 8 1/8 in. (13.7 × 20.6 cm)
Support: 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
Mat: 12 1/2 × 17 1/2 in. (31.8 × 44.5 cm)
ClassificationsPhotograph
Credit LineJane Reese Williams Collection, Gift of Jane Reese Williams, 1996
Object number1996.68.64
DescriptionView of the obelisk lying on its side on pedestals with a crowd of people looking at obelisk, chairs to left of obelisk with a man sitting on last chair, Stone building in ruins and under construction in the background.
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