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Kheops Pyramid

Photograph
1914 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Autochrome depicting the Great Pyramid at Giza, with a group of figures in the foreground and a camel. Two glass plates sandwiched together to protect the autochrome emulsion layer, taped at the edges.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleKheops Pyramid (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Autochrome
Brief description
Photograph by Helen Messinger Murdoch, 'Kheops Pyramid', Giza, Egypt, autochrome, 1914
Physical description
Autochrome depicting the Great Pyramid at Giza, with a group of figures in the foreground and a camel. Two glass plates sandwiched together to protect the autochrome emulsion layer, taped at the edges.
Dimensions
  • Height: 82mm
  • Width: 102mm
  • Depth: 3mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Inv 11242' (Handwritten in pencil on the top right side of the tape surrounding the plate.)
  • '14634' (Handwritten in ink on a white sticker on the of the top right of the plate.)
Credit line
The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund.
Place depicted
Other numbers
  • 11242 - RPS identifier - inventory no.
  • XRG844 - RPS collection - V&A identifier
  • 14635 - RPS identifier - inventory no.
Collection
Accession number
RPS.82-2018

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Record createdJanuary 25, 2018
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