IDNO

P.52898.RDG

Description

Detail of wall reliefs showing the Signs of the Zodiac in the Tomb of Setil. The figures include lions, crocodiles, Horus, bulls, vultures, and male and female figures.

Place

N Africa; Egypt; Near Luxor; Thebes

Cultural Affliation

Ancient Egyptian

Named Person

Photographer

Gaddis, Attaia, Luxor

Collector / Expedition

Ridgeway, William

Date

circa 1920 - 1930

Collection Name

Ridgeway Collection

Source

Format

Postcard

Primary Documentation

Other Information

P.52889.RDG to P.52908.RDG came from envelope now numbered C235/3/ which was found inside envelope C235/. The latter
came from wooden drawer I.

Photographer: “Born in Luxor, Attaia Gaddis (1887-1972) grew up in the heart of Egypt's most impressive historical sights. During World War I, Gaddis was the only Egyptian photographer documenting his country's cultural heritage. With a collection of approximately 2000 prints, his pictures cover everything from the Nubian tribes in the south, to the Pyramids of Giza in the north.” [Source: Egypt’s Virtual Khan el-Khalili, www.virtualkhan.com/, JD 13/10/2006]

This catalogue record has been updated with the support of the Getty Grant Program Two. [Jocelyne Dudding 16/10/2006]