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In 1992, the Epigraphic Survey of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago published a series of limited edition photographs entitled Lost Egypt.

The images reproduced in these portfolios are from the Survey's unique archive of over 800 large-format glass plate negatives taken in Egypt between 1880 and 1930, which provide an extraordinary impression of the land and people of the Nile Valley as they appeared before the onset of the modern era. These views include the ruins of ancient monuments still half-buried beneath the sand, exquisite details of carved and painted temple walls, fleets of feluccas on the river, palm groves reflected in the inundation waters, and formal salon poses and ethnographic portraits of Egyptians and Nubians.

Click here to read about the Lost Egypt  portfolios. Click here to view selected images from the Lost Egypt  portfolios  





COLOSSUS OF RAMESSES II

Colossus of Ramesses II at Luxor Temple.
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C R E D I T S
The accompanying text is largely the work of Dr. Peter Dorman, former director of the Epigraphic Survey, University of Chicago; Dr. John Darnell, former senior epigrapher; and photo archivist Susan Lezon. The present field director of the Chicago House in Luxor, Egypt, is Dr. W. Raymond Johnson.

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