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Egypt and Nubia, Volume III: The Nileometer. Island of Rhoda

Louis Haghe

Cleveland Museum of Art

Tan-colored illustration on a white background. The illustration depicts a stone building with a flat roof. The building features two large pointed-arch doorways and a smaller one. A tree protrudes from the top left of the building. A man sits on the flat roof in the top center. Two men are positioned on the right side of the building's steps; one sitting and one standing. The sitting man wears a white robe and a head covering. The standing man holds a long stick and wears a dark robe and head covering. The steps are on the right side. The image caption reads: "THE NILOMETER ON THE ISLAND OF RHODA, CAIRO."

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599 × 893 px
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