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The rocks and castle of Ibrim in Nubia
Aglio, A., 1820, Lithograph
The rocks and castle of Ibrim in Nubia
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31071
Title
The rocks and castle of Ibrim in Nubia
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Aglio, A.
Date
1820
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29.5 x 22.3 cm
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Lithograph
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Giovanni Battista Belzoni was an Italian explorer and archaeologist, born in Padua (Padova). In 1803 he was working in England as a circus strong man, and exhibiting models of hydraulic engines. In 1815 he went to Cairo to try and sell his hydraulic engines to Muhammad 'Ali Pasha, and within two years had begun a new career, excavating Egyptian tombs and temples.
Ibrim was originally a major city perched on a cliff above the Nile, but the flooding of Lake Nasser after the construction of the Aswan High Dam transformed it into an island and flooded its outskirts.
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