[Fragment of an Egyptian Statue in the Museum at Cherchell, Algeria]
![[Fragment of an Egyptian Statue in the Museum at Cherchell, Algeria] by John Beasley Greene](https://images.artheonmuseum.org/met/ph/thumb/fragment-of-an-egyptian-statue-in-the-museum-at-286129.webp)
Medium
Salted paper print from paper negative
Dimensions
11 3/8 x 9 1/8
Classification
Photographs
Department
Photographs
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gilman Collection, Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Henry R. Kravis Gift, 2005
Accession Number
2005.100.765
Art Historical Context
In 1856, American-born photographer John Beasley Greene captured salted paper print of a fragmented Egyptian statue housed in the Cherchell Museum in Algeria, a coastal city rich in ancient Roman and Berber history. Greene, who worked extensively in Egypt and North Africa during the mid-19th century, documented archaeological treasures amid a wave of European fascination with ancient civilizations. This11 3/8 9 1/8-inch image preserves a moment of discovery, highlighting the statue's weathered details—likely from Egypt's pharaonic era—now residing far from the Nile in a colonial-era collection...