Smith, John Shaw
Irish (1811-1873)

DESCRIPTIVE TITLE: Temple of Dakka
SERIES TITLE: Group of negatives organized by the photographer, entitled "Temples of Nubia"

January 6, 1852
calotype negative
17.1 X 22.6 cm. (irreg.)
Gift of Alden Scott Boyer
GEH NEG: 28003
81:1683:0193

OLD GEH NUMBER: 13574-193

BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCE: Barrett, Nancy. --Catalogue of the Photographs of John Shaw Smith Annotated and with Description and Analysis.-- Albuquerque: University of New Mexico, 1981. ill. 169.//

INSCRIPTION: verso (in ink) "Temple of Dakkeh, Nubia, built during the reign of the Ptolemies. Nubia. Jany 6th 1852"

NOTES: Waxed for printing. Retouched with black ink on sky. Two slips at top corners. Bibliographic reference listed indicates a positive reproduction of negative. According to Nancy Barrett this image is reproduced in Smith's album entitled "Egypt" which is held in the collection of the Photographic Society of Ireland in Dublin. Catalogued 5/92, MAP.

SUBJECT: architecture, temple / Dakka, temple of