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C.G. Fountaine
Medéenet Haboo [Medinet Habu], Upper Egypt. Temple and Palace of Rameses III
[Photographic views taken in Egypt and Greece by C. G. Fontaine]
1862
Albumen print
31.0 x 40.1 cm (image)
The Royal Collection
RCIN 2081576
LL/93241
View of the Midgol gateway at the temple complex of Medinet Habu. This represents the original eastern entrance to the precinct of the mortuary temple of Rameses III (1184-1153 BC): it is a fortified gate-house, or tower, and takes its name from a Syrian fortress. The walls are decorated with scenes of the king smiting his enemies.
Acquired by King Edward VII when Prince of Wales
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